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Special Offer from this Publisher!   [IMAGE]   Arthur Andersen's CEO Points a Finger at Enron's Business Model   By Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 21 The head of Arthur Andersen on Sunday sought to deflect responsibility for the collapse of its former client Enron Corp., saying the energy company's business model was a failure.  [IMAGE]   Petition against much-disputed Czech nuclear plant gets 915,000 signatures    By ROLAND PRINZ Associated Press Writer, VIENNA, Austria, Jan 21, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- More than 900,000 Austrians signed a petition against a much-disputed Czech nuclear power station in a bitter standoff that has strained already icy relations between the neighboring nations, officials said Monday.       Press Release     KWI Adds Washington State's Leading Energy Utility to its North America Client List   HOUSTON (January 21, 2002) KWI, a global company specializing in trading and risk management software for energy companies, has been awarded a contract to supply the kW3000? system to Puget Sound Energy, for complete front-to-back-office trading, risk management and invoice settlement.      California Crisis     Edison Wants All Hands on Deck to Pay Debts   Jan. 21 (California Energy Markets) Southern California Edison on January 8 filed a proposal with the California Public Utilities Commission that would require direct-access customers, distributed-generation customers and municipalities to help pay off the utility's estimated $3.57 billion in debt [A98-07-003].  Special Offer from this Publisher!        Judge Montali Wants Details of CPUC Reorganization Plan for PG?   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Customize your content blocks  today at http://www.energycentral.com/sections/ecdirect/ecd_content.cfm          Competition & Deregulation     Northern Virginia Consumers Bargain for Best Price for Electricity   By Rusty Dennen, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va., Jan. 19 Virginia electric customers now have some help if they decide to go shopping for a new energy supplier.       Peoples Energy To Join Dominion In Marketing   Jan 21 - Richmond Times - Dispatch Peoples Energy Corp., the owner of Chicago's natural gas utility, is joining with Dominion Resources Inc. to market gas and electricity services to nearly 3 million customers in Chicago and northern Illinois.      Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures     Belgium's Tractebel eyes Korea, China   BANGKOK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Belgium's Tractebel, part of French utility Suez Lyonnais, said on Monday it had submitted a bid for Enron Corp's stake in a South Korean gas distributor and was looking to enter China's energy market.       German regulator confirms ruling against E.On acquisition of Ruhrgas   By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer, FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan 21, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Germany's antitrust regulator said Monday it had ruled against utility giant E.On AG's acquisition of the country's main natural gas distributor, stalling a drive E.On says would create a German powerhouse in global energy markets.       Charlotte, N.C., Group Plans Bid for Texas Electric Cooperative's Telecom Unit   By Dan Piller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Jan. 20 A Charlotte, N.C.-based group emerged as another potential bidder for the bankrupt telecommunications subsidiary of CoServ, a Denton County electric cooperative.       AES Corp. acquires stake in Ecuadorian power producer   Quito, Jan 20, 2002 (EFE via COMTEX) --  U.S.-based power plant developer AES Corp. has acquired a 49-percent stake in Empresa Electrica de Ecuador (Emelec), which has assets valued at $111 million, National Electricity Council Vice President Jorge Trujillo said in an interview published Sunday by the El Universo newspaper.       RWE could save stalled CEZ sale   By Hana Lesenarova, Jan 21, 2002 (New World Publishing via COMTEX) --  The government may have found a new savior for its derailed sale of the country's dominant energy producer CEZ whose tender was cancelled after Electricite de France (EDF) and the consortium of Italian Enel and Spanish Iberdrola failed to fulfill its demanding conditions and pay the asking price of Kc 200 billion for the package.       French eye Seeboard auction   Jan 21 - The Daily Telegraph AMERICAN Electric Power, the Ohio-based energy trader, is expected to restart the bidding for Seeboard, its British gas and electricity supplier, within the next few weeks.       Hunt Power Acquires E-MON   (Monday, January 21, 2002) DALLAS (News Release) Hunt Power, L.P. of Dallas announced today that it has acquired the assets and operations of E-MON Corporation, a manufacturer of electric meters and other energy hardware, software, and services aimed at the electric sub-metering industry.      Legislation/Regulation     Chairman's Resignation Puts Role of Texas Utility Regulatory Agency in Focus   The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 19 After six years of relatively smooth sailing, the Texas Public Utility Commission again finds itself in choppy, political waters.       Feds May Subpoena Enron Accountant   By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- A House panel plans to issue subpoenas if necessary to compel testimony from Enron's accounting firm and the auditor it fired for the destruction of thousands of documents.       Enron Issues Appear Likely to Affect Major Legislation   The Boston Globe, Jan. 20 Questions about Enron's political influence and complaints from employees whose pensions have been ravaged by the energy company's failure have not only triggered a string of congressional investigations, but also could influence the fate of major legislation this year.       Enron Was Big Player in Texas   By KELLEY SHANNON Associated Press Writer, AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 20, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- In the company's high-flying days, Enron Corp. employees and their political action committee stuffed the campaign coffers of Texas state officials in nearly every top post, from the governor to justices on the highest civil court.       Bush Advisers Worry Over Enron Scandal   By RON FOURNIER, WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- President Bush's advisers, fearing the Enron Corp. bankruptcy controversy could divert attention from his second-year agenda, are debating what to do about a political problem they helped create.       Auditor: Enron, Accountant Share Blame   By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- A fired auditor has told congressional investigators that Enron and its accounting firm share the blame for the partnership arrangements that helped drive the energy giant into bankruptcy.       FERC Establishes Oversight Unit as Cal-ISO Produces Plan For Deadline   Jan. 21 (Utility Spotlight) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission moved last week to create the Office of Market Oversight and Investigations as a new oversight unit aimed at preventing manipulation of wholesale electricity prices and supplies. Special Offer from this Publisher!        SEC's Pitt says US agency cannot police accountants   WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt said on Sunday that his agency lacks the money and staff to directly police the accounting industry in the wake of Enron Corp.'s collapse.      Rates     Candidate for Congress Questions Rate-Case Notice Sent Out by Nevada Power   By John G. Edwards, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jan. 19 An independent candidate for Congress on Friday suggested Nevada Power be required to refile its $922 million deferred energy rate case.      General     Experts Say Memory of Enron Will Last but System Can Overcome Demise   By Angela Shah, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 20 The details of Enron Corp.'s spectacular demise are still playing out, but the debacle has already become a metaphor for failed bets on the free enterprise system.       Andersen executive says shredding note unprecedented-WSJ   NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) An executive at Arthur Andersen LLP, the auditing firm used by now-shattered energy trader Enron Corp., told congressional investigators that an e-mail reminder to employees sent by Andersen headquarters was unprecedented, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.       Enron Victim of Corporate Meltdown   By JEFF DONN Associated Press Writer, HOUSTON, Jan 20, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Several years before the meltdown, something already seemed out of whack to Tom Brigger at Enron's Corp. headquarters here.       Enron Expose Widens, Affects Past, Present U.S., Andersen Officials   Jan. 21 (Utility Spotlight) As federal investigators arrived in town to dig into the Enron scandal last week, the company's practically worthless stock was delisted by the New York Stock Exchange and the nation's biggest bankruptcy mushroomed with serious new allegations involving its Andersen auditor. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Power Pricing/Supply     US post-holiday power little changed on mild weather   NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) Spot power prices in the eastern United States for Tuesday delivery were little changed on Monday amid mild weather forecasts for much of the country despite expected higher loads from schools and businesses reopening after the Martin Luther King holiday.       Enron-UBS Ruling Delayed   Jan. 18 (Energy Market Report) While day-ahead peak power prices typically rise on a Friday due to the uncertainty of scheduling several days out, this was not the case in the Western U.S. this Friday. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Transmission & Reliability     Pjm, Miso Planning Joint And Common Wholesale Energy Market   Jan 21, 2002 - PR Newswire PJM Interconnection and the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) today announced that they have executed a "Letter of Intent" to develop a single wholesale market for electricity producers and consumers in all or parts of 27 Midwest and mid-Atlantic states, the District of Columbia and the Canadian province of Manitoba.       States agree to $44m upgrade of power link   By Simon Evans, Jan 22, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) --  The New South Wales and Victorian governments have agreed to spend $A44m to upgrade the Snowy interconnector.       Endesa Chile Plans Power Transportation Line to Argentina   Jan 21, 2002 - South American Business Information Until 2005 Endesa Chile plans to set up a 500 Mw power transportation from Chile up to Argentina.      Power Projects     Florida Power & Light's Plan for $1.1 Billion Expansion Stokes Rivals' Ire   By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald, Jan. 19 In a move with long-term implications for the future of the state's electric industry, Florida Power & Light has announced plans for a $1.1 billion expansion that would add 1,900 megawatts of power over the next three years -- a proposal that has drawn intense criticism from independent energy companies which want to build the plants themselves.       Garnet plant reflects trend   Jan 21 - The Idaho Business Review The Garnet Energy natural gas-fired electricity plant that IdaWest Energy plans near Middleton illustrates a trend.       Refocusing capital ... Power-plant projects taken off Avista's menu   Jan 21 - Journal of Business - Spokane Avista Corp. has quietly mothballed its Avista Power subsidiary, citing changes in the power-plant development business and the parent company's financial troubles.       Conoco To Build 730-Megawatt Combined Heat and Power Plant in the U.K.   Jan 21 - Business Wire Conoco Global Power (U.K.) Limited today announced the go-ahead for one of the largest, cleanest and most efficient Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants in Europe, to be built alongside its industry-leading Humber refinery in the United Kingdom.      Legal     Enron Prosecuting Team Will Be Tough to Build   By Michael Hedges, Houston Chronicl, Jan. 20 The sprawling criminal investigation of Enron will be a team effort involving prosecutors from both coasts and Texas, as large numbers of federal lawyers bowed out to avoid conflict of interest charges.      Renewables     China Launches Hydroelectric Project   Jan 21, 2002 - United Press International China has begun work on a massive hydroelectric power station on the Lancang-Mekong River, second in size to the Three Gorges Dam project still under construction, the official People's Daily newspaper reported Monday.       Brussels firm forges deal on hydropower project in Laos   BANGKOK, Jan 21, 2002 (Kyodo via COMTEX) --  A Brussels-based company specializing in hydroelectric power has purchased a controlling stake in the Hoauy Ho hydroelectric project in Laos from Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co. of South Korea and Loxley Public Co. Of Thailand for $131 million, the company said Monday.      Plants     Iberdrola opens new cogeneration plant near Burgos   MADRID, Jan 21, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) --  Iberdrola SA said it has opened a new 30 MW electricity cogeneration plant in Aranda de Duero, near Burgos, in the Castilla y Leon region.      People     Profiles of major figures in Enron saga   WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) Following are profiles of some of the major figures involved in the growing political and financial saga revolving around the collapse of energy trading giant Enron Corp., and ensuing criticism of its auditors, accounting giant Andersen.       Aggressive and Driven, Enron Chief Financial Officer Has Many Faces   By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 20 After 11 years at Enron, Andrew S. Fastow had good reason to strut.       Enron CEO gave back stock to repay loans   Jan 21 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Kenneth L. Lay, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Enron Corp., was forced to repeatedly repay millions of dollars in loans by handing over stock to Enron last year as his various investments declined in value, his lawyer said Sunday.      Labor/Human Resources     TEPCO to cut management posts by one-third by March 2007 - report   TOKYO, Jan 20, 2002 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) --  Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc will reduce the number of managerial jobs to 4,000 from the current 6,000 by the end of March 2007, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, citing company sources.       Ex-Enron Workers Seek Severance Pay   By KRISTEN HAYS Associated Press Writer, HOUSTON, Jan 20, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Nearly 200 former Enron Corp. workers have united to demand severance pay from the bankrupt energy giant that abruptly laid them off last month.      Nuclear     Nuclear reactor halves capacity, another stopped for repairs in Ukraine   KIEV, Ukraine, Jan 21, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) --  Nuclear workers stopped one nuclear reactor and reduced the capacity of another to check control systems and repair some equipment at Ukraine's two atomic power plants over weekend, officials said Monday.       DOE Decision Dispels Some Doubt On Political Path to Yucca Mountain   Jan. 21 (Utility Spotlight) Business organizations now are looking forward to votes in Congress that should settle the matter of whether a nuclear waste repository will be built in Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Myanmar Reacts to Media Reports on Nuclear Reactor   Jan 21, 2002 - Kyodo News Foreign media reports on Myanmar's efforts in nuclear science were deliberate attempts to derail the program, Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win charged Monday.      Financial     Enron's Collapse May Carry Greater Economic Cost   Jan 20, 2002 - thedailycamera.com The collapse of Enron Corp., so far a political, legal and investor crisis, is now imposing widespread costs on the U.S. economy, according to a range of companies, energy experts and bankers.       Enron's Debts Hit a Variety of Houston Businesses   By Bruce Nichols, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 21 Compared with the $2 billion Enron Corp. owes Chase Manhattan, the $11,000 that Brown Book Shop is due isn't that big.       Worker Pension Funds Often Trapped in Company Stock   By Janet Kidd Stewart, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 20 Enron. It could happen again.      International     Power battle begins in NSW   Jan 20, 2002 (The Sunday Telegraph - ABIX via COMTEX) --  The fully-deregulated power market in New South Wales (NSW) is even attracting Victorian electricity suppliers.       Bangladesh newspaper gets power restored after court order   DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 21, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) --  A newspaper that said its electricity was cut off after it reported alleged corruption and mismanagement by the local utility service got power restored after a court order, the utility said Monday.       Tenaga Nasional, Malakoff sign deal on revised terms for Kapar plant sale   KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21, 2002 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) --  Tenaga Nasional Bhd announced said it has entered into a heads of agreement with Malakoff Bhd and its unit Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd (KEV) on the recent revision in tariff rates, selling price and other terms over the sale of Tenaga Nasional's Kapar power plant.       Modernization Of Russia's Electrical Power Industry Requires $5Bn In Investments   Moscow, Russia, Jan 21, 2002 (RosBusinessConsulting via COMTEX) --  The modernization of the electrical power industry of Russia requires an increase in the investments in this sector by fivefold, raising them to $5 billion, Vyacheslav Ovchenkov, first deputy chairman of the Federal Energy Commission, said at a news conference today.       Massive power outage hits main northern Philippine island of Luzon   MANILA, Philippines, Jan 21, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- A massive power failure struck the main northern Philippine island of Luzon on Monday, disrupting trains, lights, refrigeration and other services for millions of people, officials said.       Major power outage hits broad swath of Brazil   RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Jan 21, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) --  A major electricity blackout hit at least five Brazilian states on Monday, dramatically hampering commerce in six key cities.       Chilectra: 6 Buy Bidding Supply Rules   Chile, Jan 21, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) --  Chilean distributor Chilectra, controlled by the Enersis group, has sold bidding rules for supply contracts to six generators, a company advisory service source told Bnamericas.       Gener, Colbun to Review Thermal Power Generating Projects   Jan 21, 2002 - South American Business Information The 20% taxation on hydrocarbons imported from Argentina will affect the timing of gas feed thermal power generating projects in Chile.       31 Firms May Emerge from Nepa   Jan 21, 2002 - Africa News Service The Power Sector Reform Committee has recommended that the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) be unbundled into 31 different companies to handle electricity generation, transmission and distribution across the country.       Totalfina Interested in Enron Power Station   Jan 21, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex TotalFinaElf, the Franco-Belgian oil giant, is reportedly interested in the Indian assets of Enron, the failing US energy broker.       Electricity Restructuring Plan to Go Before Cabinet   Jan 21, 2002 - Africa News Service A FINAL plan to restructure the R25bn electricity distribution industry is due to go before the cabinet early next month, finalising the establishment of six regional distributors.       State Power seen selling off 25pc of capacity in reforms   Jan 21 - South China Morning Post State Power Corp, which has a near-monopoly on mainland power supply, is expected to put 40 gigawatts - about 25 per cent of its installed capacity - up for sale as part of sweeping reforms to liberalise the sector.       BRE Bank, Vivendi agree on new Elektrim management   Jan 21, 2002 (New World Publishing via COMTEX) --  BRE Bank, which together with allied investors controls over 20% of Elektrim, is looking to change the telecom and energy group's supervisory and management boards as soon as possible.   [IMAGE]     Powered by Energy Central   ? 2001 CyberTech, Inc. All rights reserved.  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