Reuters: Utilities

COLUMN-Solar panel glut may persist: Gerard Wynn

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:31:16 -0400

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Overcapacity in the global solar industry is unlikely to disappear soon, suggest data and strategies outlined in the recent financial reports of top manufacturers.

UPDATE 1-Terna sale shows foreign appetite for Italy assets

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:44 -0400

* Strong demand for Italian assets - UniCredit (Recasts lead, adds banker comment, shares)

Belgium's Elia interested in stakes in Dutch, French grids

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:59:35 -0400

BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - Belgium's power grid operator Elia would consider buying stakes in Dutch grid firm TenneT and French operator RTE, owned by state-controlled electricity company EDF, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

RPT-Shale gas, energy costs vex EU leaders

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:57:35 -0400

* Shale gas complicated in EU, could weaken Russian position

COLUMN-China, India may seek better quality coal: Clyde Russell

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:57:55 -0400

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.--

UPDATE 1-S.Korea's Iran crude imports for April down 44.4 pct y/y

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:41:08 -0400

* Total April crude imports at 69.12 mln bbls, down 5.6 pct y/y

End of Australia's resources boom hits investment in sector

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:30 -0400

SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) - The end of Australia's resources boom is taking its toll on investment in the sector, with A$150 billion in planned projects delayed or cancelled since April 2012, government data shows.

S.Korea's Iran crude imports for April down 44.4 pct y/y

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:03:08 -0400

SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - South Korea imported 4.18 million barrels of crude from Iran in April, down 44.4 percent from a year ago, official data showed on Wednesday a few days ahead of talks with Washington on extending Seoul's waiver for U.S. sanctions on Tehran.

White House threatens veto of bill to bypass Obama on Keystone

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:02 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto legislation pending in the U.S House of Representatives that could strip from President Barack Obama the authority to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

UPDATE 1-Some U.S. utilities say they're under constant cyber attack

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:39:59 -0400

WASHINGTON/BOSTON May 21 (Reuters) - Several power utilities say they face a barrage of cyber attacks on their critical systems, a report by two Democratic lawmakers found echoing warnings from the Obama administration that foreign hackers were trying to bring down the U.S. power grid.