The importance of gas for keeping the lights on in the EU's five biggest economies will grow in the next 15 to 25 years, raising the stakes for EU-Russia relations and breaking taboos on nuclear power, analyst Ernst & Young predicts.
Electricity from gas is set to climb from 25 percent to 40 percent of UK capacity by 2020, from 17 to 25 percent in Germany and from 27 percent to 45 percent in Italy, the London-based consultancy says in its 7 June "European Generation Mix" report.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.