
End of French nuclear “doping”
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
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
Since the start of 2025, Europe’s gas markets have experienced significant pressures, with supply and demand remaining delicately balanced. Prices have risen compared to the
In November 2024, France experienced a period of significant dynamism in the field of electricity generation, driven primarily by the variability in wind power production.
Throughout history, we have experienced several energy crises. In this article, we will analyze these crises, not only to understand the challenges we faced at
During the first and second quarters of 2024, electricity in Spain exhibited unusual behaviour due to several significant events and developments in the energy sector.
Currently, the gas market in Spain changed its decreasing trend in gas prices experienced at the end of 2023 and began to increase again after
The capacity mechanism is a cornerstone of the French national energy independence. With the deployment of renewable generation and the decision to phase out coal
Thursday 7 December was a cold shower for sales players. Today saw a capacity auction dealing with the 2025 delivery contract (AL2025), but above all
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,
In 2021, the return to a post-pandemic normality began to push up electricity bills in Europe. Already during the summer of 2021, Spain began its
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 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 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 is the founder and President of Haya Energy Solutions, a specialized consulting firm focused on the energy sector, which has developed M&A projects in renewable and conventional power generation, cogeneration, district heating, gas and power retail, energy procurement and power optimization in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and UK.
Prior to this, Antonio was CEO of KKR’s CELEST Power in France (2x410MW CCGT). He was also CEO of Endesa France and General Secretary, Strategy & Corporate Development Director at E.ON France. Formerly, he held different positions at Endesa, including Responsible for M&A at Endesa Europe and Regulation Specialist at Endesa Distribution.
Antonio holds an MBA from the University of Deusto and a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Seville.