Latest Energy News 15 March 2019 TOP STORY: RWE plans to add 9 GW of renewable capacity in the next 3 years (Germany) German power utility RWE has announced plans regarding the future development of its newly created subsidiary RWE Renewables, which will add up to 3 GW per year…
Latest Energy News 12 March 2019 TOP STORY: UK oil and gas production grew by 4% in 2018 According to the United Kingdom oil and gas regulator OGA (Oil and Gas Authority), the domestic hydrocarbon production increased by more than 4% in 2018, averaging 1.7 mboe/d. More specifically, nationwide oil…
Latest Energy News 11 March 2019 TOP STORY: The Netherlands to close Hemweg coal-fired power plant by 2020 The Dutch government has announced plans to retire Nuon’s 650 MW Hemweg-8 hard coal-fired unit by the end of 2019, five years earlier than originally planned. The decision comes in the wake…
Latest Energy News 08 March 2019 TOP STORY: Enel’s renewable power generation grew by 21% in 2018 (Italy) Italian energy group Enel has published its 2018 operational results. The group generated 250 TWh in 2018 (+0.2% on 2017), of which 151 TWh from thermal and nuclear sources (-10%, due to…
Latest Energy News 07 March 2019 TOP STORY: US net power generation rose by 4% in 2018 According to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) preliminary data, US utility-scale power generation rose by 4% in 2018, pulled by a 13% increase in gas-fired power generation and by a 9%…
Latest Energy News 06 March 2019 TOP STORY: China plans to set up new state-run oil and gas pipeline operator The Chinese state planner NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission) plans to establish a new nationwide oil and gas pipeline infrastructure group, which will combine the long-distance assets of the…
Latest Energy News 05 March 2019 TOP STORY: Alberta (Canada) sets 30% renewable target capacity share for 2030 The government of the Canadian province of Alberta has issued a roadmap for the renewable electricity programme (REP) laying out plans to help the province reach its target of sourcing 30% of…
Latest Energy News 04 March 2019 TOP STORY: Chinese total energy consumption increased by 3.3% in 2018 According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, China’s total energy consumption increased by 3.3% in 2018. Coal consumption increased for the second year in a row (+1%), but its share in primary…
Latest Energy News 01 March 2019 TOP STORY: Rhode Island (US) clears 800 MW Vineyard Wind offshore project The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council has approved the 800 MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, which will be located 15 miles (24 km) to the south of Martha’s Vineyard and…
Latest Energy News 28 February 2019 TOP STORY: Novatek could raise 2030 LNG production target to 70 Mt/year (Russia) Russian independent oil and gas producer Novatek is likely to review its current LNG future production plans over the next two years. The actual output forecast has been set at 57…
Latest Energy News 27 February 2019 TOP STORY: GWEC reports global wind capacity additions reached 51.3 GW in 2018 According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), 51.3 GW of additional wind capacity was commissioned in 2018, of which 46.8 GW onshore and 4.5 GW offshore. The top five onshore…
Latest Energy News 26 February 2019 TOP STORY: Canadian regulator reconsiders Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) has issued its reconsideration report to the government regarding the next steps of the CAD7.4bn (US$5.5bn) Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project and estimates that its completion is…
Latest Energy News 25 February 2019 TOP STORY: Zambia and Zimbabwe shortlist 3 groups for 2.4 GW Batoka hydro project The Zambezi River Authority’s Council of Ministers, which entails the governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe, has shortlisted three developers for the construction of the 2,400 MW Batoka Gorge hydropower plant…
Latest Energy News 22 February 2019 TOP STORY: European wind power capacity additions reached 11.3 GW in 2018 According to statistics released by the European wind power association WindEurope, the European installed wind capacity grew by 11.3 GW in 2018 (11.7 GW added and 0.4 GW decommissioned during the year),…
Latest Energy News 21 February 2019 TOP STORY: South Africa considers renegotiating old PPAs to improve Eskom’s finances The South African government has outlined a bailout plan for the national power utility Eskom and will inject ZAR69bn (approximately US$5bn) over the next three years to help service its debt and…
Latest Energy News 20 February 2019 TOP STORY: Asia-Pacific added 24.9 GW of onshore wind capacity in 2018 According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the installed onshore wind power capacity in the Asia-Pacific region rose by 24.9 GW in 2018. The top three markets that led the growth…
Latest Energy News 19 February 2019 TOP STORY: Indonesia aims at reaching energy self-sufficiency through biofuels The Indonesian government is working on plans to cut costly oil imports and achieve energy self-sufficiency by boosting the use of domestic biofuels such as palm oil. More specifically, it supports plans to use…
Latest Energy News 18 February 2019 TOP STORY: Mexico will spend US$3.6bn to rescue ailing oil and gas company Pemex The Mexican government has updated its plan to save the ailing state-held oil and gas company Pemex, in an attempt to improve its balance sheet and prevent a further downgrade…
Latest Energy News 15 February 2019 TOP STORY: Spanish government plans to phase out nuclear energy by 2035 The Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition has announced plans to close all the domestic nuclear power plants between 2025 and 2035 as part of the country’s objective to generate all its…
Latest Energy News 14 February 2019 TOP STORY: Turkish wind power capacity nears 7.4 GW in 2018 According to a report released by the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), the country invested US$650m in its wind power sector in 2018 and added nearly 500 MW of new capacity (+7%) during…
Latest Energy News 13 February 2019 TOP STORY: European offshore wind capacity rose by 2.6 GW in 2018 According to the European wind power association WindEurope, the European offshore wind capacity grew by 2.6 GW in 2018. This entails about 400 turbines spread across 18 projects. 85% of the new…
Latest Energy News 12 February 2019 TOP STORY: Middle East and Africa added almost 1 GW of wind capacity in 2018 According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Africa and the Middle East installed together 962 MW of additional onshore wind power generation capacity in 2018, which is much…
Latest Energy News 11 February 2019 TOP STORY: French renewable power output covered 22.7% of 2018 domestic consumption According to the French power transmission system operator RTE, power generation recorded its largest increase in the last 10 years (+3.7%) and reached 549 TWh in 2018, thanks to a surge in…
Latest Energy News 08 February 2019 TOP STORY: Vattenfall reports increased power and gas sales in 2018 (Sweden) Swedish state-run power company Vattenfall has issued its 2018 results, reporting a 16% increase in net sales to SEK156.8bn (€14.9bn), thanks to currency effects, higher power prices and nuclear power production, and…
Enerdata Research Solutions Consulting Training Enerdata Newsletter – February 2019 Executive Brief – Does Coal Threaten the Global Energy Transition? Many developed countries are now moving away from coal – the most carbon-intensive way to produce electricity – in their domestic power-mixes. But some emerging nations are just now starting to build coal-fired power plants. Find…
Latest Energy News 07 February 2019 TOP STORY: South Africa will implement a new carbon tax as of June 2019 The Parliament of South Africa has approved a law that will implement a carbon tax as of June 2019. The carbon tax was set at ZAR120/tCO2eq (US$8.85/tCO2eq) but due to…
Latest Energy News 06 February 2019 TOP STORY: Gas production rose to 12 bcm at Zohr offshore gas field (Egypt) in 2018 According to a progress report unveiled by the Russian oil and gas company Rosneft, the Zohr giant offshore field in Egypt produced 12.2 bcm of natural gas in…
Now more than ever — does coal threaten the global energy transition? The transition away from coal-fuelled power is in full-swing in many parts of the world. But some countries facing massive growth are just now starting to use coal for electricity – because it’s often the cheapest, easiest way to keep the lights…
Latest Energy News 05 February 2019 TOP STORY: Taiwanese government maintains nuclear phase-out policy The Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs has decided to stick to its policy of phasing out nuclear power by May 2025, despite the outcome of the November 2018 referendum that calls for a review of…
Latest Energy News 04 February 2019 TOP STORY: Russia’s UES power generation increased by 1.6% in 2018 The Unified Energy System of Russia, which manages seven power systems in Russia (all Russia excepted northern islands and isolated systems in north-eastern Siberia) has issued its 2018 annual report. Domestic installed…