‘The euro is our example’

Interview Hans-Bernd Menzel, ceo EEX

European Energy Exchange (EEX) in Leipzig is working on an alliance with other European energy exchanges. EEX has established a joint operation for spot market trading with Powernext in Paris. Belpex in Belgium and the Dutch exchange APX may also join in and there are talks with other exchanges. Dr Hans-Bernd Menzel, chief executive of EEX: ‘We could be close to having an electricity market stretching from Portugal to Finland.’