The end of 2025 will mark an important change for all electricity consumers in France: the end of nuclear supply at the unbeatable rate of €42/MWh (named the ARENH mechanism). The 2025 Finances Act defines the “post-ARENH” schemes. EDF, the French nuclear energy supplier, will now be free to decide on a strategy for the […]
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In the past few years, the energy sector has gone from largely unnoticed to a hot topic. The reason? The sudden and brutal increase in gas and electricity prices and their impact on economic activity. As prices have risen, companies have had to find solutions to mitigate the impact on their bottom-line results. Some have been forced to reduce their production, and most have recorded extraordinary losses in
How to reduce consumers’ and generators’ risk against volatile energy prices? Read More »
2023’s COP28 concluded that “a transition without fossil fuels in our energy systems, in a just, equitative, and orderly way (…)” was necessary to limit the global climate change to 1.5ºC. For the first time in a climate change summit, the objective to do away with fossil fuels was definitively included in the final draft
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There are definitely two opposing sides in the European debate on the electricity market reform… Before going into the details of the European political-war context, it is worth reviewing the exceptional energy situation of the last twelve months. The year 2022 is marked by a triple crisis: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – which led to
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Each month, one of our experts publishes an article describing his view on a specific topic of the constant changes taking place in the energy market, with special focus on the French market.
“Decarbonization of the Energy and Transport sectors is arguably today’s main economic driver for the industry.”
His career started in civil engineering as a Project Manager in France, Martinique and Australia. Afterwards, he became the General Manager of a subsidiary in Venezuela. In 1992, he established Dalkia in Germany (district heating, cogeneration, and partnerships) and represented Véolia in Thailand. In 2000, he opened the commercial office of Endesa in France to take advantage of the liberalized retail market. From 2006, as a development Manager at Endesa France, he led Endesa’s plan for Combined Cycle generation in France and developed the wind and PV portfolio of Snet at the same time. Philippe Boulanger worked for 3 years at E.ON’s headquarters coordinating the company´s activities in France. He was strongly involved in the French hydro concession renewal project. As a Senior Vice President – Project Director at Solvay Energy Services from April 2012 to February 2014 he was in charge of the H2/Power to gas and European direct market access deployment projects. Philippe has been an HES expert since 2014.
Philippe Boulanger holds engineering degrees both from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées (France) and has a combined experience of more than 25 years in energy and infrastructure. In addition to English, Mr. Boulanger is fluent in French, German & Spanish.
“The world is changing. New investors pay particular attention to the energy sector while historical actors adapt their position to the market.”
Antonio started his career in the electricity sector in 1991 working as a member of the General Manager’s team at Sevillana de Electricidad (Spain). In 1997, he was appointed head of commercial regulation at Endesa Distribución. In 2000, he joined the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) department of Endesa Europe. He was appointed Managing Director of Endesa Power Trading Ltd (UK) in 2003. A year later, he became responsible for energy management at SNET (France). In 2008, he was appointed Managing Director of SNET (France). In 2009, he became Director of Corporate Development at E.ON France. In 2011, he founded Haya Energy Solutions (HES), a consulting firm focused on optimising the energy management of consumers, producers and retailers of gas and electricity. From 2015 to 2018, Antonio combined the consulting activity at HES with the general management of 2 production facilities in France (2 CCGTs x 410MW), owned by KKR. At the end of 2018, he joined Asterion Industrial Partners, an infrastructure investment fund, as an operating partner. Antonio currently devotes most of his efforts to the Asterion Portfolio, while advising through HES companies in the energy sector in France, Italy, Germany, UK and Spain.
Antonio graduated from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros of Seville (Spain) and holds an MBA degree from Deusto University (Spain).
