Policy & Regulatory Jordan’s energy strategy for 2020-2030 focuses on reducing gas imports 9 Jul 2020 The Jordanian government has unveiled its energy sector strategy for 2020-2030, which seeks to diversify energy sources and reduce fuel imports. The contribution of (imported) natural gas to power generation will decrease from more than…
Policy & Regulatory Romania will invest €12.5bn in the energy sector over 2020-2025 8 Jul 2020 The Romanian government has presented its National Investment and Economic Recovery Plan. Read more Chile awards development rights for 2.6 GW of renewables projects 8 Jul 2020 The Ministry of National Assets of Chile…
Policy & Regulatory Ukraine approves feed-in-tariff reductions for wind and solar 7 Jul 2020 The Ukrainian parliament has approved a draft law on feed-in-tariff (FiTs) reductions for renewable power generation. FiTs will be cut by 15% for solar parks and by 7.5% for wind parks commissioned between 2015 and 2019 and…
Policy & Regulatory Japan identifies 10 additional offshore wind areas 6 Jul 2020 The Japanese Ministries of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) have identified 10 areas as potentially suitable for offshore wind development. Four areas are more advanced: Aomori Prefecture off the Sea of…
Policy & Regulatory Poland plans to develop 3.8 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 3 Jul 2020 The government of Poland and representatives of the offshore wind industry have signed an agreement to develop 3.8 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea by 2030. The first offshore…
Policy & Regulatory Poland plans to develop 3.8 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 3 Jul 2020 The government of Poland and representatives of the offshore wind industry have signed an agreement to develop 3.8 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea by 2030. The first offshore…
Policy & Regulatory Germany approves a €40bn plan to phase out hard coal by 2033 1 Jul 2020 The German coalition government has approved a €40bn compensation package for power utilities, which operate hard coal-fired power plants in the country and should shut them down by 2038 at the latest….
Companies Iberdrola raises its bid for Australian renewable producer Infigen 30 Jun 2020 The Spanish energy group Iberdrola has raised its bid for Infigen Energy, Australia’s largest renewable power producer, by 3.5%, offering AUD 0.89 (€0.545, or US$0.61) per staple security of Infigen, instead of the AUD 0.86 (€0.527, or US$0.59) bid…
Policy & Regulatory Israel launches third offshore oil and gas offshore bid round 29 Jun 2020 The Ministry of Energy of Israel has launched its third offshore bid round for gas and oil exploration offshore Israel, inviting companies to bid for an exploration license in Block #72. This license, which…
Policy & Regulatory German onshore wind tender undersubscribed once again 26 Jun 2020 The Germany Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA), which regulates the energy sector, has published the results of two tenders for 826 MW of onshore wind and 96 MW of solar projects, with a bidding date set for…
Policy & Regulatory German government approves €4.3bn package for lignite plants operators 25 Jun 2020 The German government has endorsed a €4.3bn compensation package for power utilities RWE, Uniper, EnBW, Vattenfall, Steag and LEAG, which operate lignite-fired power plants in the country. Before the contracting parties can sign, the Bundestag…
Policy & Regulatory Spain approves a decree to speed up renewable energy project development 24 Jun 2020 The Spanish government has approved a decree to promote the transition towards a 100% renewable electricity system by 2050, with an intermediate target of 74% renewable electricity by 2030. The text includes measures to…
Policy & Regulatory Denmark’s coalition government approves new climate agreement 23 Jun 2020 The Danish government and parliament have signed a climate agreement that targets a 3.4 Mt reduction in CO2 emissions. As part of the deal, the country will approve the creation of two offshore wind hubs totalling 5…
Volume 5 Issue 6, June 2020 Life supports hydrogen Photosynthetic and catalytic machineries from living cells can be coupled to produce hydrogen outside the cell using solar energy, though the production is short-lived. Now, Appel et al. rewire cyanobacteria to fuse these machineries in the cell, allowing the cell’s maintenance…
Policy & Regulatory China plans to cap coal-fired power capacity at 1,100 GW by end-2020 19 Jun 2020 China intends to cap its coal-fired power capacity at 1,100 GW and the number of coal mines at 5,000 (down from 5,268 in late 2019) by the end of 2020. According to the National…
Policy & Regulatory New Zealand reforms its GHG emissions trading scheme 18 Jun 2020 The New Zealand Parliament has approved the Emissions Trading Reform Bill, which will introduce a cap on the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowed within the Emissions Trading Scheme from 2021. The government proposed to cap the country’s…
Policy & Regulatory Ireland’s new government plans to levy €100/tCO2 on carbon by 2030 17 Jun 2020 Ireland’s new government plans to increase the carbon tax by €7.5/tCO2 in every budget until 2029, as the coalition government intends to levy €100/tCO2 on carbon by 2030, against €80/tCO2 under the current…
Policy & Regulatory South Africa issues RFI for its 2,500 MW nuclear power programme 16 Jun 2020 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa has published a Request For Information (RFI) for a 2,500 MW nuclear new-build programme. The RFI will be opened until 15 September 2020 and…
Policy & Regulatory Mexico plans to merge energy regulator CRE with two other parastatals 15 Jun 2020 The Mexican government is considering merging the energy regulator CRE, the antitrust agency Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE), and the telecoms regulator IFT. The new parastatal would be named the National Institute of…
Policy & Regulatory Germany adopts the final version of its national energy and climate plan 12 Jun 2020 The German government has adopted the final version of its national energy and climate plan (NECP). According to the plan, Germany intends to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55%…
Policy & Regulatory Russia adopts the final version of its new energy strategy to 2035 11 Jun 2020 The Russian government has officially adopted its new energy strategy until 2035. The new text seeks to maximise the contribution of the hydrocarbon industry and to foster the energy security of the…
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Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory The EIB may lend US$300m for an energy efficiency project in Ukraine 10 Jun 2020 The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Ukraine have signed an agreement to prepare the country’s Public Buildings Energy Efficiency project, which is expected to be financed by…
Policy & Regulatory Hungary aims to become carbon-neutral by 2050 9 Jun 2020 The Hungarian parliament has adopted a law to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, supporting the EU net-zero emissions strategy. In the medium term, the country remains committed to a binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target of at…
Policy & Regulatory Germany will spend €11bn to lower EEG renewable surcharge in 2021-2022 8 Jun 2020 Under a two-year €130bn stimulus package, the German government coalition plans to lower levies on power prices for households and small businesses and to invest in hydrogen technologies. Read more New UK CO2…
Policy & Regulatory New UK CO2 trading scheme imposes stricter cap on emissions than EU ETS 5 Jun 2020 The United Kingdom’s government has unveiled its own Emissions Trading System (ETS) to replace the EU’s scheme for trading carbon emissions (EU ETS). With the end of the Brexit transition period, the…
Policy & Regulatory China targets a 10.8% stake of renewables in the power mix in 2020 4 Jun 2020 China plans to increase the share of renewables (including hydro) in the power mix to 28.2% in 2020. The share of renewables (excluding hydro) is expected to reach 10.8%. Ten provinces and regions…
Policy & Regulatory Israel releases a US$23bn solar development plan to 2030 3 Jun 2020 The Israeli government has presented an ILS80bn (US$23bn) plan to increase the share of solar in the power generation to 30% by 2030, when solar power should cover more than 80% of the country’s electricity needs…
Enerdata Newsletter, May 2020 Live webinars – Global Energy Trends, 2020 Edition – 02/06/20 and 04/06/20 We invite you to the annual presentation of the Enerdata Global Energy Trends, an analysis of 2019 energy and CO2 statistics at both world and key countries levels. We will also present a detailed…
Policy & Regulatory Dubai (UAE) restricts net metering scheme for solar PV 28 May 2020 The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA, United Arab Emirates) has decided to withdraw ground-mounted solar PV projects from the Shams Dubai net metering regime and to cap the capacity of rooftop solar installations at 2,080…