Energy is getting cheaper on world markets and their domestic suppliers are coming up with offers below the government’s price ceiling. According to experts, the time is coming to negotiate better conditions with suppliers, or consider changing them. Wholesale energy prices have been falling throughout the first quarter of this year, and some suppliers are … Read more
The prices of electricity and gas have relatively stabilized on the energy exchange in recent weeks. According to Jiří Gavor, analyst at ENA and executive director of the Association of Independent Energy Suppliers (ANDE), they will not change much in the coming weeks. He expects that a megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity will cost around … Read more
In recent months, the demand for diesel has taken a sharp downturn, leaving many experts raising an alarm about the potential risk of a future recession. With the worldwide economy already on a fragile footing due to the pandemic, this news has left many scratching their heads and wondering what the future holds. In this … Read more
Until the end of last year, the offer of the largest energy suppliers did not differ much. The curve on the energy exchanges then fluctuated significantly, but in January it started to calm down and went down. And suppliers are already starting to respond to this in their price lists. Competition has started to return … Read more
ANP Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm supplied electricity for the first time last year NOS News•today, 12:21 The profit of energy company Vattenfall fell dry during the turbulent energy year 2022. Instead of a billion-dollar profit, only 1.9 million euros remained under the line. Nevertheless, the Swedish company looks back on the past year … Read more
Show more You can also listen to the article in audio version. The price of natural gas in 2022 was primarily determined by Russia and deliberately manipulated. And it also made money from it. Russia’s state budget revenues from oil and gas grew by 28 percent last year, which is a year-on-year increase of 2.5 … Read more
Companies that failed to conclude long-term contracts in recent months and ended up at spot prices are having a difficult time. At the moment, however, they are better off than those with fixation. Spot prices are falling significantly. The price of gas on the Dutch stock exchange is now around 60 euros per megawatt hour. … Read more
Europe has started the new year with warm weather, making Berlin the warmest start to the year on record. Such a climate may have disappointed snow lovers, but it has delighted European businesses and national governments. Due to reduced demand on the Dutch Futures Exchange, the price of TTF gas is declining on a daily … Read more
Schufa’s proposal to use account data to specifically support people in financial difficulty with interest-free loans has drawn criticism from the parties. “I am skeptical that borrowing through the proposed loan will provide the necessary support and security in the current crisis,” said Martin Rosemann, social policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group, on Thursday. … Read more
Residential property prices have been falling in many locations since May. This may initially be good news for people who dream of owning their own home. In Kempen and Grefrath, however, property prices are still at a “rather high level”, as Reinhold Kiehstaller, construction finance expert at Volksbank Kempen-Grefrath describes it. “But we also see … Read more