Features

Analytical, insightful and topical write-ups on major trends and developments

• Malaysia’s Smart grid Initiatives: TNB resolute to digitise grid network

  January 7, 2021
  Malaysia, which over the last 60 years has seen some enormous infrastructural developments, has been dependent on gas-based resources for producing its electricity.

• Upgrading New York’s Grid: IOUs to invest USD17 billion in T&D by 2030 [free access]

  January 7, 2021
  The US is steadily moving towards the adoption of clean energy generation and its integration into the grid.

• Revision of the TEN-E Regulation: Future-proofing Europe’s energy infrastructure

  January 7, 2021
  The European Commission (EC) has been making a concerted effort to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050.

• Australia-ASEAN Power Link: Proposal to transmit power from Australia to Singapore

  December 17, 2020
  The year 2020 has been abuzz with news on several fronts. The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent US elections have left the world economy very stressed.

• Poland’s Plans: Offshore to account for 25 per cent RE by 2040 [free access]

  December 17, 2020
  The European Commission has recently announced its plans to expand Europe’s offshore wind capacity to 300 GW by 2050. Over the next decade, the commission has set a target of 60 GW of wind technology to be deployed off the coast of the region.

• Emrod's Wireless Transmission: Commercially viable

  December 17, 2020
  Wireless power transmission, which to most sounds like a futuristic fantasy, could very soon become a reality. Using this technology, energy can be transmitted utilising electromagnetic waves over long distances.

• South Africa’ TDP: ZAR118 billion investments planned by 2030 [free access]

  November 10, 2020
  South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom), recently published its Transmission Development Plan (TDP), 2021–30, laying out the targets and capital expenditure needs to address the future gird network requirements of the country.

• Singapore’s Power Sector: Focus on energy storage and electric mobility

  November 10, 2020
  Singapore is a good example of a country in the process of crafting its own unique path to a low-carbon future, including greener power.

• Offshore Wind Transmission Conference: Analysing offshore wind integration in US

  November 10, 2020
  The US offshore wind industry is witnessing large-scale offshore wind generation. As of 2019, the US had a total capacity of 30 MW of offshore wind connected to the grid.

• Paraguay’s Power Sector: Focus on grid expansion and mordernisation

  October 13, 2020
  Paraguay is one of the few countries that generates almost 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy resources.

• Kenyan Transmission Sector: Private investment key to unlock its potential

  October 13, 2020
  East African country Kenya, which is currently home to 53.7 million people, has set a target of delivering universal access to energy to its population by 2022.

• Power Transmission in India: Ramping up to integrate renewables [free access]

  October 13, 2020
  India’s electricity transmission sector is gearing up to face the challenges posed by a changing power demand and energy mix.

• Conference highlights on Offshore Wind Transmission, Europe [free access]

  September 9, 2020
  Europe is betting big on offshore wind (OSW), which now is a key component of the European energy transition agenda.

• Tunisia’s Power Sector Plans: Focusing on grid expansion for integrating RE

  September 9, 2020
  Tunisia, a north African country, is a lower-middle-income economy that was once a net exporter of oil and gas.

• Australian AEMO’s 2020 ISP: Roadmap to steer the country towards energy transition

  September 9, 2020
  Australia has been actively focusing on energy transition, working towards the development of an optimal energy system.

• Iraq’s Power Sector:Struggling, ailing but crawling towards a better future

  August 13, 2020
  Iraq, the most oil-dependent economy in the world, is home to nearly 4.3 million people and shares borders with Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.

• New Jersey’s OSW Targets: Drafts 2.4 GW capacity second solicitation [free access]

  August 13, 2020
  The state of New Jersey, located in the heart of the East Coast wind belt, has set itself on a path of benefiting from its geographical position and being at the forefront of developing offshore wind energy to address climate change.

• Brazil’s Transmission Sector: Remains an attractive investment spot despite COVID

  August 13, 2020
  Brazil, the ninth largest economy and with the sixth largest population in the world, accounts for 40 per cent of Latin America’s GDP.

• EV Charging Infrastructure: Trends, developments, forecasted growth

  July 14, 2020
  Globally, the electric vehicle (EV) and charging infrastructure industry has received a major boost, as governments around the world are focusing on e-mobility as part of their climate and energy strategies.

• NY Energy Transition:Reshaping grid with new policies, clean energy technologies

  July 14, 2020
  New York state has some of the country’s most ambitious clean energy and carbon reduction goals.