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Business Environment, 1Q09

Demand, Supply, and Prices

Listed Utilities Performances

M&As, Agreements, Reorganizations, and Major Business Developments, 1Q09

GDF Suez Owns 100% of Italcogim

Enel Acquires Full Control (92%) of Endesa

GDF Suez Completes the Sale of its Stake in SPE

Nuon and Vattenfall Join Forces

Statkraft Swaps Assets With E.ON

Statkraft Acquires Majority Interest in Yesil Enerji

RWE Energy to Acquire ExxonMobil's Heating in Germany

RWE to Hold 20% Interest in New Luxembourg Utility

CEZ to Buy Stake in Albanian Power Distribution Company

Electrabel to Cede Distribution in Walloon Region

Gas Natural-Fenosa Union Approved

E.ON Integrates to Create E.ON Romania

EnBW, Borusan to Develop Power Stations in Turkey

RWE and TSO Begin Operations at Grid Security Center

Major Construction Projects, 1Q09

RWE npower Receives Approval to Build Power Station

E.ON Backs Domestic Microgeneration

ABB to Build GIS Substation for CE Electric U.K.

ABB to Link Irish Grid to U.K.

ScottishPower Plans For New Medway Power Station

Imera to Build North Sea and Atlantic Electricity Grids

Alstom Wins Contract for Dutch Power Plant

Siemens to Build CCPP in Belgium

Edipower Selects GE Energy Gas Turbines

ABB Wins Order for Saudi Power Distribution Network

Siemens Energy Signed by GDF Suez in UAE

Uganda Starts Constructing Key Electricity Line

ContourGlobal Signs Agreement for Methane Gas Project

RWE Power Developing Thermal Storage Facility for CCGT

Clean Coal Initiatives, 1Q09

Honeywell Selected for First Clean Coal Station in the U.K.

Siemens and E.ON Kraftwerke to Pilot CO2 Capture Plant

Siemens Develops CCS Technology for CCPP

ScottishPower Keeps Eyes on Carbon Capture Prize

Aker Wins FEED Contract for Subsea Carbon Storage

Smart Grids, Smart Meter, and Energy Efficiency Initiatives, 1Q09

SSE Receives Ofgem Approval for VPhase VX1 Trial

IBM to Provide Smart Grid for Maltese Utility Companies

Finnish Utilities Focus on Deploying AMM Solutions

IBM Transfers Smart Grid Maturity Model to CMU SEI

Accenture Announces Accenture Intelligent City Network

ICT Contract Wins, 1Q09

Endesa and IBM Sign Agreement

IBM Wins New Contract by Dong Energy

Acea Distribuzione Selects Oracle Utilities MDM

Eesti Energia Selects Oracle Utilities

EDF Energy Extends Mobile Workforce with ClickSoftware

Irish ESB Chooses ClickSoftware Technologies

Logica Chosen to Deliver BI System for Total

Stadtwerke Essen to Implement Bentley's Multi-Utility GIS

Istanbul Water and Sewerage Implements Bentley

CSC Signs IT Agreement with United Utilities in U.K.

Snam Rete Gas Deploys SAS for Demand Forecasting

Austrian Electricity Company Chooses Ciena

Oxxio's Deploys Nexant's HedgeDirect

FalconStor Software Selected by Cegedel

EDF Selects ADICA's Smart Market Solution

Tieto to Deliver CIS and billing System to Vantaa Energy

H1 Communication Wins Contract From Swedish Utility

CGC, BPL Global Secure Installation Contract from UAE

AdDP Uses Palisade's @RISK

Emerson Awarded Contract by EDF

Yorkshire Water Enhances Customer Service with Affiniti

Product Announcements, 1Q09

Oracle Announces Oracle Utilities Quotations Management

Echelon Launches Platform for Smart Networks

Telvent Offers New Pilot-in-a-Box Smart Metering Solution

Future Proof Smart Grid with Netinium 2.7

Google to Rollout Energy Efficiency Software

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