February 3, 2016
The European Commission, along with the Members of the European Parliament, is making a concerted effort to create an energy union and internal market in the continent.
December 8, 2015
2015 has been a busy year for the Italian electricity, gas and water services regulator, Autorità per l'energia elettrica il gas e il sistema idrico (AEEGSI), which has been reviewing and consulting on developing a more rigorous incentive mechanism to guide investments in the energy networks and decide revenues for the operators.
November 10, 2015
With the rising power demand and increasing share of renewable energy in the total energy mix, India is developing new strategies to strengthen its power transmission network.
October 6, 2015
Western New York is facing a grid network congestion problem, which is limiting the output from the region's hydroelectric resources and restricting imports from Canada.
September 10, 2015
The Unites States' Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is working on improving the cyber security norms for the country's bulk electric system (BES).
August 10, 2015
In July 2015, the US Congress introduced three new bills to modernise energy infrastructure, bolster the country's energy security and diplomacy, promote energy efficiency and safeguard critical energy infrastructure.
June 10, 2015
The South Asian countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are all reforming their electricity sector through amendments to their respective electricity laws.
April 10, 2015
Following the energy reforms initiated in 2013, Mexico's electricity sector has witnessed a great deal of activity, at least on the policy front. In the latest development, the Secretaría de Energía (SENER) or the Ministry of Energy, framed draft guidelines for the creation of an electricity market.
February 10, 2015
The Portuguese energy regulator Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE) recently enforced four new tariff regulations for the 2015-17 regulatory period.
December 10, 2014
While the European Union (EU) is believed to be making noteworthy progress towards meeting its ‘Climate and Energy Targets for 2020', an integrated policy framework is needed ...
November 9, 2014
On September 16, 2014, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) unveiled proposals to amend the implementation of the UK's energy ownership unbundling rules.
October 1, 2014
In August 2014, the Mexican government passed secondary energy reform laws, marking the conclusion of the legislative process aimed at reforming the country's energy sector.
September 9, 2014
The Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has recently relaxed the forest clearance norms to fast track the approval process of infrastructure projects.
August 11, 2014
To ensure a more secure and efficient North American energy market, the US House of Representatives recently passed the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R.3301) in June 2014.
July 10, 2014
Recently, in May 2014, the European Commission adopted the ecodesign regulation for transformers. These regulations will ensure that transformers become progressively more efficient as new units that are put into service in the European Union (EU) internal market will have to fulfil minimum energy efficiency requirements starting July 1, 2015.