Features

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

• Kenyan Power Sector: Banking on private investments for grid upgrades [free access]

  November 9, 2021
  Kenya’s power sector witnessed extensive institutional and structural reforms during the mid-1990s. Post reforms, Kenya’s power sector has grown exponentially, with generation capacity expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.06 per cent, and transmission and distribution line lengths growing at a CAGR of 5.26 per cent and 21.24 per cent respectively since 2008.

• Peru’s Transmission Plan 2021-30: USD1.6 billion envisaged in grid expansion

  November 8, 2021
  Peru is the third largest country in Latin America after Brazil and Argentina, with a great diversity of ecosystems, along with mineral and energy resources

• Integrating OSW: PJM releases study assessing onshore transmission needs

  November 2, 2021
  The US has set an ambitious target of achieving 30 GW of offshore wind (OSW) power by 2030 to support energy transition.

• Focus on Energy Transition: Italy Unveils Grid Development Plan 2021 [free access]

  October 8, 2021
  The European electricity sector is undergoing a steady transformation brought about by the massive growth in renewable energy resources and the European Union’s (EU) commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 as per its green deal.

• Ethiopia's Power Sector: Ambitious plans for renewable injection and power trade

  October 8, 2021
  Ethiopia, being the fifth largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, has great potential for economic development.

• Puerto Rico’s Electricity Sector: PREPA prepares 10-year infrastructure plan

  October 4, 2021
  Puerto Rico, a US territory with approximately 3.1 million residents, lags behind in the development of its energy sector. Puerto Ricans’ power consumption is one third that of other US residents.

• Cross-border Trade in SAARC: Increasing role of hydropower in generation and trade

  September 9, 2021
  The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region—comprising eight developing South Asian economies—Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka—is focusing on improving the energy trade infrastructure and developing a regional power market.

• UAE’s Power Sector: Transitioning to a clean and smart grid [free access]

  September 9, 2021
  United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) power production has long been driven by hydrocarbons. However, in recent years, the country has been focusing on clean power in a bid to cater to its ever-growing power demand and to save costs associated with it.

• Brazil’s Electricity Investment Plans: BRL365 billion envisaged under PDE 2030

  September 9, 2021
  During 2020, Brazil’s economy witnessed its biggest recession in recent history, mainly on account of the COVID pandemic.

• Mexico updates plans for electricity sector: Issues PRODESEN 2021-35 [free access]

  August 13, 2021
  Mexico’s Secretaría de Energía (SENER) or Ministry of Energy recently published the Programa de Desarrollo del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (PRODESEN) 2021–35 or the National Electric System Development Plan 2021–35 for the expansion of the power generation, transmission and distribution networks.

• India’s Draft NEP 2021: Aimed at bridging the gaps in the electric system

  August 13, 2021
  India’s Ministry of Power (MoP) in April 2021 released the draft National Electricity Policy (NEP), 2021. The policy is being updated after a long gap of 16 years since the notification of the NEP, 2005.

• ERCOT's 60-point road map: Aimed at improving grid reliability in Texas, US

  August 13, 2021
  Recent climate change-inflicted disasters have made it imperative to increase the resilience of Texas' power infrastructure.

• Paraguay’s Power Plan: Envisages USD9 billion investment to meet future demand

  July 13, 2021
  The South American country Paraguay, home to around 7.1 million people, has achieved 100 per cent access to electricity and is one of the few countries to generate almost 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy resources.

• Recent Policy Initiatives in the US: Prioritising climate-compatible investments

  July 13, 2021
  Historically, the US has met its rising demand for energy from fossil fuels.

• China’s Power Sector: On track for transition to clean energy [free access]

  July 8, 2021
  China's energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented transition. In a span of five years, from 2015 to 2020, the renewable energy (RE) share in the country’s generation mix grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 28 per cent.

• Saudi Arabian Power Sector: Embarking on energy transition journey [free access]

  June 11, 2021
  The largest Middle Eastern country—Saudi Arabia—is ranked as the second major oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

• Panama’s Transmission Expansion Plans: Strengthening high voltage network

  June 11, 2021
  Panama is considered to be one of the most dynamic economies of Latin America.

• Offshore Hubs in Europe: Harnessing offshore wind via transnational approach

  June 11, 2021
  Offshore wind has fast emerged as a vital component of Europe’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

• Mozambique’s EDM: Earmarks USD1.2 billion to electrify the country

  May 12, 2021
  The Southern African country of Mozambique is home to around 31 million people, of which only a quarter have access to energy, mainly in urban areas.

• Transmission expansion in Chile: Paving way for renewable integration [free access]

  May 12, 2021
  Chile’s power sector has always been able to adapt quickly to the various energy challenges it has faced in the past. It was able to seamlessly transition from a hydro-heavy generation mix to a hydro-thermal mix.