Features

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

• US-Canada Electricity Trade: New lines vie to bring clean power to America

  April 11, 2018
  The demand for clean energy in several states of the US continues to present an economic opportunity for Canada to boost its electricity exports to the latter.

• Sweden’s Grid Expansion: Focus on asset renovation and renewable integration

  April 11, 2018
  Sweden has one of the world's oldest power grids. Several transmission assets such as high voltage lines and substations in the country are nearing the end of their technical lifetime.

• Turkey’s Network Development: Sustained economic growth fuels expansion

  March 12, 2018
  Turkey’s electricity sector has been steadily developing in the backdrop of sustained economic growth over the last few years.

• Nigeria’s Grid Master Plan: Focus on expansion and modernisation

  March 12, 2018
  For years, Nigerians have suffered severe load shedding and an unreliable power system. While investments have been made to increase the generation capacity, the grossly inadequate T&D infrastructure in Nigeria has led to stranded capacity, which has become a characteristic of the country’s electricity grid.

• Chile’s Transmission Proposals: RE drives investment in the grid [free access]

  March 12, 2018
  Chile is emerging as an attractive destination for investment in renewable energy (RE) given its vast untapped potential and clear government support to harness it.

• UAE’s Power Sector: Increasing generation through renewable sources [free access]

  February 12, 2018
  United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) energy sector has been undergoing various changes over the past few years. The key driver for this change is the UAE Energy Plan for 2050, which calls for diversification of its energy portfolio via the integration of renewable sources of energy.

• Grid Expansion in Colombia: Focus on integration of clean energy generation

  February 12, 2018
  As a developing market, Colombia is experiencing rising demand for better infrastructure and systems, especially in the electricity sector.

• Laos Power Sector: Grid strengthening drives country’s development strategy

  February 12, 2018
  Over the past four decades, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) has been working towards achieving a self-sufficient power sector.

• Baltic grid synchronisation with CEN: On track despite several challenges

  January 8, 2018
  The electricity systems of the three Baltic States, namely, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, were developed to operate in a synchronous mode with the Russian and Belarusian systems

• Update on Brazilian power sector: Key highlights of 2017 [free access]

  January 8, 2018
  After going through a difficult period, resulting from the ongoing political chaos and economic crisis, Brazil’s economy has started showing signs of recovery since the third quarter of 2017 with low interest rates, recovering business sentiment, robust agricultural output, and stronger dynamics in the labour market.

• Afghanistan’s Power Sector: Striving for self-sufficiency through energy transition

  January 8, 2018
  Despite significant progress since 2002, after decades of being torn apart by war, Afghanistan still relies on energy imports from neighboring countries to meet its domestic demand. Only about 32 per cent of the population has access to grid-connected electricity while the demand for electricity in major load centres is growing by 25 per cent annually.

• Chile’s Power Sector: Fostering growth through policy and regulatory changes

  December 12, 2017
  Regardless of being one of the first countries in the world to de-regulate and privatise its electricity sector, Chile’s electricity sector has faced several challenges. The series of events has led to increased dependence on foreign supply of fossil fuels for electricity generation and very high electricity prices.

• New England’s Grid Expansion Moves: Adopting competitive solicitation

  December 12, 2017
  Following the issuance of Order No. 1000 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to introduce competition in the power transmission market and curb rising electricity prices, several regional or independent transmission system operators (RTOs/ITOs/ISOs) have started adopting a competitive solicitation process for grid expansion.

• Nigeria’s Power Sector: Focus on sector recovery and expansion [free access]

  December 11, 2017
  The Federal Government of Nigeria’s efforts to restructure the electricity market dates back to 2001 when the National Electric Power Policy (NEPP) was initiated, and then followed up with the passing of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) into law in 2005.

• UK’s Key Grid Initiatives: Upcoming opportunities for investors [free access]

  November 14, 2017
  In the last decade, the government of the United Kingdom (UK) has taken several initiatives to encourage investor participation in the power transmission sector.

• Cambodia’s Power Sector: Significant investments needed to achieve demand

  November 14, 2017
  Cambodia’s power sector has been dependent on electricity imports, mainly from Vietnam, Thailand and Laos, to meet the energy demand of its population.

• Argentina’s Power Sector: Initiatives underway to spur investment

  November 14, 2017
  Argentina’s economic and financial landscape is undergoing a major change with the new government introducing policies and regulations aimed at promoting local and foreign investment to improve the country’s weak macro economic situation.

• Transmission Constrains Electricity Trade in SADC: New projects for grid security

  October 10, 2017
  At a recent conference of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) members, it was revealed that the pool has achieved surplus electricity capacity. However, inadequate transmission infrastructure in the region remains one of the biggest constraints in sharing this capacity.It is estimated that in 2016, about 66 percent of the electricity that was available for trading on the competitive market in the SAPP grid could not be traded due to transmission bottlenecks.

• Update on Paraguay’s Power Sector: USD7 billion to be invested by 2025

  October 10, 2017
  Paraguay is one of the few countries in the world to meet its electricity needs almost entirely through hydro resources.

• France Grid Plans: Focus on RE integration and cross-border ties [free access]

  October 10, 2017
  The electricity system in France is undergoing a rapid, fundamental change.