Wholesale electricity price to skyrocket to €360.02/MWh on Wednesday
PVPC regulated market rates will be more expensive than ever before
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Foreign investment in Catalonia up 2.7% year-on-year in third quarter to €572.9m
Figures also show investment is greater than pre-pandemic third quarter 2019 total of €475.3m
The brewery that uses chestnuts to make beer
Nestled in the middle of a vast mountainous area, Cervesa del Montseny is one of the biggest success stories of craft beer in Catalonia
Craft beer in Catalonia: a flourishing industry rewarding creativity and collaboration
Over 100 craft breweries make around 1,000 different types of beer, amounting to over five million litres in a year
October exports increase 8.8% on last year’s figures to €7.1 billion
So far in 2021, Catalan sales abroad were worth €66.2bn, a 22.9% increase compared to the same period last year
Price of electricity to break new record on Friday, averaging €309.2/MWh
Most expensive time will be from 7 pm to 8 pm at €350/MWh
Nissan makes last vehicle in Zona Franca industrial estate
After 40 years, carmaker wraps up production in biggest plant in Catalonia with a pickup truck
Electricity price to surpass €300/MWh for first time on Thursday
This is a €10 increase on the previous record, which was set a day earlier at €291.73/MWh
Catalan annual inflation rate hits new record high
Prices have increased 5.3% year-on-year in November due to rising costs of water, electricity, gas, and fuels
Barcelona Beer Festival returns with 575 different brews on offer
Catalonia’s biggest celebration of craft beer highlights nomad brewers in 2021 and aims to be a reference point in the sector
New record-high electricity price on Wednesday: €291.73/MWh
Soaring costs attributed to heightened demand, natural gas crisis, and lack of renewables
Uncertain future for workers at Nissan’s plant two weeks before closure
Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors rejects investment as over 1,700 employees face unemployment
Catalonia's GDP up 4.1% in third quarter on last year
Economy grows at same rate as Europe's and 1.4 points above that of Spain
Volkswagen confirms intention to manufacture electric cars in Catalonia
German carmaker's plans subject to governmental support foreseeing production from 2025
Price of electricity falls by almost half on Wednesday
Soaring prices through the year have seen many all-time highs, and December prices are around four times higher than last year
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