Features

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

• Pakistan’s Power Sector: In need for urgent financial assistance [free access]

  November 14, 2018
  Pakistan’s power sector is reeling under great stress. High debt, non cost-reflective tariffs, a high default rate, high subsidies and poor power quality are some of the issues hampering sector performance.

• CIGRE 2018: A report on the Paris Session [free access]

  October 11, 2018
  CIGRE’s 47th session was held in Paris from 26 to 31 August 2018. CIGRE organises this event every two years.

• ASEAN’s Energy Sector: Efforts underway to meet region’s rising demand

  October 11, 2018
  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), representing ten countries in Southeast Asia with a gross domestic product (GDP) of almost USD2.4 trillion, is one of the most dynamic economic regions in the world and is home to over 630 million people.

• Interview with ANEEL’s Rodrigo Limp Nascimento

  October 11, 2018
  Brazil’s electricity transmission sector is at a crossroads. It has been attracting significant investor interest over the past year or so after a lull in investments due to the political and economic crisis that faced the country.

• SPP's Grid Plan: Generation retirements and load growth drive investments

  September 13, 2018
  In July 2018, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the regional transmission organisation (RTO) that oversees the bulk electric grid and wholesale power market in the central US across 14 states, approved the 2018 Integrated Transmission Plan Near-Term (ITPNT) Assessment report.

• Bangladesh's Power Sector Strategy: To help achieve 100% electricity access

  September 13, 2018
  A reliable, uninterrupted power supply is a prerequisite for the progress of an emerging economy like Bangladesh, which is experiencing rapid economic growth.

• Greece’s Grid Expansion Plan: Economic recovery to push investments [free access]

  September 13, 2018
  Greece has made noticeable progress with energy sector reforms by restructuring state-owned companies and transposing provisions of the third European Union (EU) Energy Package for the liberalisation of electricity markets.

• Australian AEMO’s ISP: Focus on transforming NEM [free access]

  August 13, 2018
  The Australian energy sector has been significantly transformed in the past few decades.

• India’s Transmission Woes: Can the grid support the growing renewable capacity?

  August 13, 2018
  Gaps in power transmission and distribution — the two critical functions of the power system — have created a significant disparity between power generation and consumption in the country.

• Nordic Grid Development Plan: For meeting future energy challenges [free access]

  August 10, 2018
  The Nordic power system is faced with the twin challenges of phasing in intermittent renewable power generation and the decommissioning of thermal plants.

• Argentina’s PPP model: Aims to attract transmission investment [free access]

  July 10, 2018
  After years of limited investment, the power sector of Argentina is witnessing a fresh growth spur with the government’s rising focus on developing core infrastructure sectors.

• Nepal’s Power Sector: Focus on sector expansion to meet growing demand

  July 10, 2018
  For years, Nepal has suffered severe load shedding, mainly on the back of an unreliable power system.

• Puerto Rico Electricity Sector: Struggle for rewiring the island post Maria continues

  July 10, 2018
  In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria that made landfall on September 20, 2017 decimated the electrical grid, leading to subsequent failure of telecommunications systems, water filtration plants, emergency services, and economic activity.

• DoE’s Cybersecurity Plan for Energy: For creating self-defending energy systems

  June 11, 2018
  The integration of advanced digital technologies to automate and control physical functions, the emphasis on improving performance, and the adjustment to a rapidly changing environment have created a larger cyber attack surface, with newer opportunities for malicious cyber threats.

• Update on China’s Power Sector: Focus on clean energy mix and grid integration [free access]

  June 8, 2018
  China is changing and its energy future promises to be quite different from its energy past.

• Integrating Europe’s Energy Networks: Progress so far [free access]

  June 8, 2018
  Europe continues to be a leader in the implementation of energy transition, as reflected in its ambitious renewable energy and decarbonisation targets.

• Progress on SAPP: Actively looking to secure funds [free access]

  May 11, 2018
  The first formal power pool in Africa, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) is striving to attract investment to expand electricity infrastructure and capacity in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

• Mediterranean Interconnection Project: TSOs plan for creation of a single grid

  May 11, 2018
  The Euro-Mediterranean countries are planning to develop a reliable electricity transmission network to ensure energy security to support socio-economic development of the region.

• Smart Grid Strategy: Malaysia takes initiatives to modernise the electricity grid

  May 11, 2018
  There has been massive economic and infrastructural development in Malaysia in the last few decades. Energy consumption has increased substantially with electricity demand per person rising from 1,460 kWh in 1993 to 4,596 kWh in 2014.

• Oman’s Power Sector: Focus on meeting growing demand [free access]

  April 11, 2018
  Oman’s growing economy, resulting from rapid urban and industrial expansion, fast-growing population and change in lifestyle, has significantly boosted the demand for power in recent years.