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GDF Suez, Iberdrola join forces for British market
Paris (AFP) Feb 4, 2009 French energy group GDF Suez and Spanish utility Iberdrola said Wednesday that they will join forces to bid for work on the renewal of Britain's nuclear power generating capacity. The companies said in a statement that they "would take part together in the joint development of new nuclear reactors" in Britain. "Through a joint venture, GDF SUEZ and Iberdrola, along with Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE), we plan to bid for the purchase of nuclear sites" currently owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and EDF Development Co., it said. The two companies will hold equal parts of the joint venture, set up to compete for work on the "UK nuclear new build programme" that will see the industry expanded in Britain. Earlier, La Tribune newspaper said the two groups were in discussions on a tie-up but gave no details. At the end of January, the British government launched the process of selecting sites for new nuclear power stations and invited nuclear groups to make proposals within two months. In July 2008, Gerard Mestrallet, at the time the future head of GDF Suez, had not ruled out building a third-generation EPR nuclear reactor, or even two, in Britain. Since January 20, Iberdrola has been linked with the British group Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) through the creation of a jointly owned company to try to win contracts for the construction of nuclear plants in Britain. EPR stands for European Pressurised Reactor. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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EU Commission defends free worker movements
Brussels (AFP) Feb 4, 2009The European Commission said Wednesday that restricting the movement of workers from one EU country to another was not a solution to the economic crisis, a reference to recent anti-foreigner strikes in Britain. |
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