Montel Weekly

Spain and Portugal will be sending joint letters to the EU energy commissioner and French energy minister, urging them to apply pressure on the current plans for interconnections, following April’s blackout in the Iberian Peninsula. But are high costs, local resistance, and fears over the impact of cheap imports stiffening Paris’s opposition  to further power links with Spain.This week we speak to key Spanish and French market experts to unpack some of the issues that the topic of further interconnection raises for the two countries. And for the rest of Europe.Presenter: Richard Sverrisson Contributors:Muriel Boselli - France Correspondent, Montel NewsBelen Belmonte - Spain Correspondent, Montel News          Guests:                     Ana Barillas - Managing Director, Iberia and LATAM at Aurora Energy ResearchEmeric de Vigan - Managing Director, 42 Advisors Editor: Oscar BirkProducer: Sarah Knowles