European utilities face 'perfect storm', says Engie's Cirelli

Utility giants are already in deep trouble and urgently need to overhaul their business models, the former chief executive of Gaz de France told Energy Risk Summit Europe

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Thermal plant closures were not supporting power prices, Cirelli said

European utilities face a "perfect storm" amid the continent's economic woes, a surge in renewable generation and advances in technology, warned Jean-François Cirelli, the former chairman and chief executive of Gaz de France (GDF), speaking at Energy Risk Summit Europe on June 24.

At the London conference, Cirelli – who now serves as special adviser to the presidency at GDF's successor company Engie – offered a downbeat assessment of the European utility sector. "Let's admit: it has taken energy

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