Features

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

• Belgium’s Focus on Security of Supply: As it prepares to phase out nuclear

  April 6, 2020
  As Europe stands at the forefront of addressing climate change, the region’s power system is undergoing significant restructuring to adapt the grid to confront the associated challenges.

• Oman’s Power Sector: Focus on grid expansion to support RE [free access]

  March 12, 2020
  The Middle Eastern country, Oman, located at the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula with a population of around 5.1 million, is predominantly dependent on gas-fired power generation to meet its energy needs.

• Brazil’s New Energy Expansion Plan: Foresees BRL2 trillion investment by 2029

  March 12, 2020
  Brazil is experiencing slow economic growth for the past three years or so, following a massive recession.

• Afghanistan’s Future Focus: Reaffirms commitment to energy access

  March 12, 2020
  Afghanistan has long been a conflict-affected and politically unstable country. Its overall growth has been on a declining trajectory, with the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate dropping from 8.2 per cent in 2010 to 2.7 per cent in 2019.

• Colombia: Focus on energy diversification and grid decentralisation [free access]

  February 14, 2020
  Colombia is currently working towards a gradual transition to sustainable energy generation and consumption and is focusing on transformational policies and strategies.

• Digitalising the Indian Grid: POWERGRID’s technology roadmap for transmission

  February 14, 2020
  A stable grid is vital for the overall health of the power sector in any country. Hence, in the transmission segment, ensuring grid stability is the key driver for the adoption of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) solutions.

• West African Power Pool: USD19 billion plan for developing unified market

  February 14, 2020
  Over the last few years the West African Power Pool (WAPP) member countries have been striving to achieve an established power market and improve electricity access across the region to increase the electricity access rate,which currently stands at only 52 per cent in the West Africa region.

• Angola’s Transformation Plan: USD23 billion investments envisaged by 2025

  January 10, 2020
  Angola, sub-Saharan Africa’s third largest economy,is home to nearly 31 million people.

• Canada’s Energy Future 2019: Focus on setting up a clean network [free access]

  January 10, 2020
  Canada is experiencing declining per capita energy consumption as it transitions towards a low carbon energy mix and attains higher energy efficiency.

• UK RIIO-2 Business Plan: Utilities submit GBP11 billion totex plans for 2021-26

  January 10, 2020
  To achieve sustainability, Europe has set an ambitious target for its energy sector and the United Kingdom (UK) has been a frontrunner in this race.

• Costa Rica Grid: Plans to invest USD257 million over next decade [free access]

  December 10, 2019
  Costa Rica, a Central American country, has been consistently meeting its electricity requirements mainly through renewable energy sources in an effort to meet its climate goal of achieving zero emissions by 2050.

• Smart Grids Initiatives in SAARC: At the heart of attaining electricity access [free access]

  December 10, 2019
  The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

• Tanzanian Power Sector: Struggle continues for increasing electricity access

  December 10, 2019
  Tanzania, with an estimated population base of around 59 million (as of end of 2018), is one of the fastest growing economies in Eastern Africa.

• South African Eskom: Changing landscape by restructuring utility [free access]

  November 11, 2019
  South Africa’s monopolistic power structure has led to operational inefficiencies, underinvestment and poor governance in the sector.

• Focus on cybersecurity: US introduces new bill to promote advanced technologies

  November 11, 2019
  In recent years, the energy sector in the US has been facing a greater threat of cyber-attacks.

• Panama’s Grid Plan: Timely execution and private involvement, need of the hour

  November 11, 2019
  Panama is considered one of the most dynamic economies of Latin America.

• Chile’s Grid Segment: Investment of USD3 billion earmarked for 2019-24 [free access]

  October 10, 2019
  Chile is experiencing an economic recovery, mainly led by inflow of investments since 2018, which grew after four years of sustained decline. The energy sector has been a fundamental part of this recovery, with an investment of around USD3,124 million in 2018, and is becoming the third economic sector in terms of investment.

• Kazakhstan:On distinct energy transformation path,despite ageing network [free access]

  October 10, 2019
  Kazakhstan, which is bounded by Russia, China and the Middle East, is prominent as an energy producer and supplier within the Central Asia region with an abundance of energy resources.

• Egypt’s Power Sector: Envisions transforming into regional energy hub

  October 9, 2019
  Egypt, being one of the largest economies in Northern Africa, has the biggest market in purchasing power terms.

• Competitive Route in India: A level playing field to encourage private participation

  September 9, 2019
  The power sector is witnessing a paradigm shift with the expansion of the distributed generation segment, the increasing share of renewables in the energy mix, the growth of electric vehicles, and the declining costs of battery energy storage systems.