Policy & Regulatory The Nigerian president proposes a new Petroleum Industry Bill 30 Sep 2020 The Nigerian president has submitted a new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly. The bill proposes to transform the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into a limited company that would be incorporated by the Ministry…
Policy & Regulatory Denmark launches tender for the 800-1,000 MW Thor offshore wind project 29 Sep 2020 The Danish Energy Agency has launched the tendering process for the Thor offshore wind project, with a capacity of 800-1000 MW. The project, which will be located in the North Sea at least…
GLOCALFILIA || Derecho Ambiental y Ecología || agosto 2020 Qué es la energía Coloquialmente decimos que tenemos mucha energía o poca energía. Con lo cual queremos decir que nos sentimos capaces de hacer muchas o pocas cosas. En física, el concepto de energía es la capacidad de realizar un trabajo (la…
Policy & Regulatory South Africa’s Eskom will procure 6.8 GW of solar and wind power from IPPs 28 Sep 2020 The government of South Africa has authorised Eskom to buy at least 6,800 MW of solar and wind power from independent power producers (IPPs) for the years 2022 to 2024. Eskom must…
Policy & Regulatory Myanmar awards 1 GW of solar capacity with lowest bid of US$3.5c/kWh 25 Sep 2020 The government of Myanmar has allocated 1 GW of solar capacity in its first auction for large-scale PV. All but one of the 30 projects, ranging from 30 MW to 50 MW, were allocated,…
Policy & Regulatory The Netherlands will organise consultations on new nuclear plants 24 Sep 2020 The Dutch government has decided to organise a public consultation on building new nuclear power plants to assess under which conditions market parties are interested in investing in nuclear power plants in the Netherlands, and…
Policy & Regulatory China aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 23 Sep 2020 China plans to scale up its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement, targeting a peak in CO2 emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. The country is currently working on a new five-year…
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olume 5 Issue 9, September 2020 Road to recovery Recovery in fuel demand after the COVID-19 slowdown continues to depend on healthcare and economic indicators, and shows extreme uncertainty. Ou et al. combine healthcare scenarios and cellphone mobility data in a machine-learning model to predict short-term gasoline demand in the…
Companies Spain’s Iberdrola enters the Japanese offshore wind market 18 Sep 2020 The Spanish energy group Iberdrola has entered into an agreement with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) to enter the Japanese offshore wind market by acquiring the Japanese renewable project developer Acacia Renewables. The Japanese company currently has two offshore…
2020 Release – Global Energy Statistical Yearbook Our Yearbook is a free online interactive application providing global energy statistics updated through 2019. We cover production, consumption and trade of oil, gas, coal, power and renewables, with maps, graphs, and analyses of the most salient trends in the last year. Check…
Policy & Regulatory The European Commission proposes to cut GHG emissions by 55% in 2030 17 Sep 2020 The European Commission is proposing to raise the 2030 target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from 40% to at least 55% compared to 1990, which would put the European Union on track…
Policy & Regulatory Australia proposes a gas-led recovery plan from the coronavirus recession 16 Sep 2020 The Australian government has presented a plan to boost gas supply and reduce energy prices, promising a “gas-led recovery” from the coronavirus recession. The authorities intend to reset the east coast gas market and…
Policy & Regulatory Nersa issues plan to procure 12 GW of power in South Africa 15 Sep 2020 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has issued a second concurrence to a Section 34 Ministerial Determination, which will allow the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to procure more power. The decision…
Policy & Regulatory New Jersey (US) launches new 2.4 GW offshore wind tender 14 Sep 2020 The state-government of New Jersey (United States), through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, has launched a second offshore wind tender to award between 1.2 and 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity. The application…
Policy & Regulatory Greece will unlock €5bn in compensation for phasing out lignite by 2028 11 Sep 2020 The Greek government plans to spend €5bn in compensation for phasing out lignite by 2028. The funds, which will come from the national budget, the Juncker Plan and the European Investment Bank,…
Policy & Regulatory Poland mulls cutting the share of coal in its power mix to 37% in 2030 10 Sep 2020 The Ministry of Climate of Poland has released an update of its energy strategy by 2040. It intends to reduce the share of coal in its power generation to…
Policy & Regulatory South Korea intends to close 30 coal-fired power plants by 2034 9 Sep 2020 The government of South Korean plans to shut down 10 existing coal-fired power plants by 2022, and another 20 by 2034, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to promote renewable…
Policy & Regulatory South Korea intends to close 30 coal-fired power plants by 2034 9 Sep 2020 The government of South Korean plans to shut down 10 existing coal-fired power plants by 2022, and another 20 by 2034, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to promote renewable…
Policy & Regulatory Egypt delays electricity sector privatisation to 2025 8 Sep 2020 The Egyptian government has delayed from 2023 to 2025 the deadline to privatise the electricity sector and to transition from a market player to the electricity market regulator. In 2015, the country passed a law that required…
Policy & Regulatory UK OGA awards 113 offshore blocks to 65 oil & gas companies 7 Sep 2020 The UK Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded 113 licence areas over 260 blocks or part-blocks to 65 companies, including Shell, BP, Total, Eni, Chrysaor, EnQuest, Neptune and Equinor. The 32nd Offshore…
Policy & Regulatory Germany plans to tender 67 GW of renewables capacity by end-2028 4 Sep 2020 Germany energy ministry has released the draft law of the new renewable energy law (EEG 2021) that is intended to be adopted by the Federal government in September 2020. It foresees at least 67 GW of new renewable…
Policy & Regulatory Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to cut power trade with Belarus and Russia 3 Sep 2020 The government of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have signed an agreement on the functioning of energy trade with third countries after the start-up of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant in Belarus, which…
Companies Total enters the floating offshore wind market in South Korea 2 Sep 2020 Total and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group have entered into a partnership to create a portfolio of 5 floating offshore wind projects in South Korea, with a total capacity of 2 GW. Read more Ørsted completes the…
Policy & Regulatory Argentina seeks to boost hydrocarbon production 1 Sep 2020 As part of its strategy to pull the country out of a financial crisis, the government of Argentina will promote oil and natural gas production, with the objective to increase hydrocarbon exports. According to the government, an increase in…
Companies Citicore (The Philippines) targets a solar capacity of 1.5 GW by 2025 28 Aug 2020 Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of Philippine company Citicore Power, plans to reach a solar capacity of 1.5 GW by 2025. The company currently owns solar projects totalling 238 MW. In 2017, the Department…
Policy & Regulatory Egypt plans to issue a licence for the Dabaa nuclear project in 2021 27 Aug 2020 The Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) of Egypt plans to issue a licence to build the first unit of El Dabaa nuclear power project. The project will be implemented by Russian nuclear company Rosatom in…
Policy & Regulatory South Africa cancels permit to install 2 GW of floating gas-fired power capacity 26 Aug 2020 The government of South Africa has cancelled an emergency permit awarded to Turkey’s Karpowership to anchor up to five of its floating gas-fired power plants, with a total capacity of 2…
Policy & Regulatory Poland plans may auction 2.2 GW of renewables capacity in 2021 25 Aug 2020 The Polish government has released and submitted for consultation a draft regulation on the maximum amount and value of electricity from renewable energy sources that may be sold by auction in 2021. The…
Policy & Regulatory Algeria could ban imports of petroleum products from 2021 21 Aug 2020 Algeria plans to quickly diversify its exports in order to reduce its dependence on hydrocarbon sales. According to the government, the share of oil and exports as a share of total trade is expected to…