Climate Changed
Utilities Line Up to Profit From ‘Slowest Trainwreck’ in History
- Enel and EON executives says only big companies can compete
- Falling costs lead to greater competition for project wins
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The unrelenting plunge of power prices will benefit companies that can withstand new challenges from upstart wind and solar newcomers, according to two of Europe’s biggest utilities.
Only large companies with diverse portfolios and resources will have the weight to compete against renewable projects that sell subsidy-free power to markets, Enel SpA’s Chief Executive Officer Francesco Starace said at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference that finishes on Tuesday in London.