Power industry
Distributors fined for below-target clean
energy purchases
Polish electricity distributors paid 4.5 million zloty in fines because of lower than planned purchases of renewable energy despite shortages of clean energy on the local market. By law, next year some 3.6 percent of electricity purchased by power distribution firms has to come from wind farms, hydroelectric plants and similar sources.
Privatization
Russia's audit chamber wants court probe
of government asset sales
Russia's Audit Chamber said courts should probe sales of state assets made in the last decade yesterday. The watchdog, which has not executive powers, also said the government should take back control over companies sold 'improperly'. It also called for limits on foreign...