The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Austria's new green electricity act on Wednesday because of concerns it may favor large energy consumers.
The 27-nation European Union's executive also approved a plan to grant subsidized feed-in tariffs -- electricity prices above market price -- paid to producers of green electricity to compensate them for extra costs.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/eu-probes-austrias-green-electricity-act
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-industry
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/austria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu