Switzerland will made funding available for the development of charging infrastructure for electric cars, for the conversion of bus fleets to electric propulsion systems as well as for the coverage of risks related to the extension of thermal networks.

Metsähallitus will act as a project developer and the project will remain owned by the Finnish state.

The operator Nord Stream 2 AG continues the necessary technical preparations for the pipeline ahead of its launch.

According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 490.4 billion cubic meters of gas between January 1 and December 15, 2021, which is 14.2 per cent (or 61.1 billion cubic meters) more than in the same period of last year.

The Bundesnetzagentur on Nov. 16 suspended the procedure to certify Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent transmission operator while the company transferred assets to the German subsidiary to take over the application.

Specifically, the commission proposed to align the rules for the energy performance of buildings with the European Green Deal and decarbonise the EU's building stock by 2050.

The Netherlands' new coalition government has placed nuclear power at the heart of its climate and energy policy. Some EUR500 million (USD564 million) has been earmarked to support new nuclear build in the period to 2025.

The programme includes €6.9bn of state funding, and €9.5bn of private investments.

The country will allocate DKK16bn (€2.2bn) towards carbon capture and storage subsidies in two phases over the coming decade, starting in 2022.

The Belgian government released its hydrogen strategy in October and Equinor said the H2BE project would help Belgium deliver on the strategy.

Derivatives linked to TTF, Europe’s wholesale gas price, soared as high as €131 per megawatt hour

The 1284 MWe Gundremmingen B boiling water reactor (BWR) in southern Germany was disconnected from the grid on 31 December 2017 after 33 years of operation. Decommissioning of the unit began the following year. Gundremmingen C - a 1288 MWe BWR - is scheduled to shut down at the end of this year.

Under Russian law, Gazprom is the only company currently permitted to export pipeline gas, but the government has been examining Rosneft's proposal, with a decision expected by March next year.

The United Kingdom is aiming to secure 12 GW of electricity capacity in the fourth round of the CfD scheme;

Успешно реализуются крупные совместные проекты в различных областях. В январе введён в эксплуатацию сербский участок газопровода «Турецкий поток».