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Godda Plan, Contrary to Its Poverty-Alleviation Advertising, Would Cost Customers Dearly
April 10, 2018 (IEEFA.org): Adani’s proposed Godda Power project would prove financially unviable and a poor strategic fit for Bangladesh, concludes a report published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The IEEFA study—“Adani Godda Power Project: Too Expensive, Too Late, and Too Risky for Bangladesh”—finds also that the project is […]
A ‘Least-Cost Mechanism’ Would Encourage Modernization
March 16, 2018 (IEEFA) — Rapidly declining costs and technological advances in renewable energy, liquefied natural gas (LNG), energy efficiency, and storage are creating an “enormous opportunity” for greater use of cheaper electricity-generation domestic alternatives to imported coal and diesel in the Philippines, concludes a new research brief published by the Institute for Energy Economics and […]
Transition Will Require Modernization of Generation, Transmission, and Distribution as Well as Strong Regulatory Oversight
March 1, 2018 (IEEFA) — The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis published a report today describing how Puerto Rico can get 40 percent of its electricity from renewable resources by 2028. The report, published with the Puerto Rico Institute of Competitiveness and Sustainable Economy (ICSE-PR), sees the U.S. commonwealth relying on renewables for 50 percent […]
Renewable Energy Trends; Coal Industry Finances; Policy and Transition
Feb. 27, 2018 (IEEFA) — The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis surveys the state of global energy markets at its three-day Energy Finance 2018 conference in New York next month. The March 12-14 conference at Columbia University Law School will feature energy-industry experts, community economic transition advocates, and financial analysts from around the world. […]
California, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, South Australia, Spain, Tamil Nadu, Texas, and Uruguay; Breakneck Speed Is Overtaking Academic Discussion; Renewables Are Providing Security of Supply
Feb. 14, 2018 (IEEFA) — New research by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis details how nine major power markets around the world have achieved an outsize share of wind and solar generation while assuring security of supply and are providing compelling examples of the fast-moving evolution of electricity generation. The report, “Power-Industry […]
A Potential Doubling in Wind Power by 2027 and Six-Fold Increase in Solar
Feb. 7, 2018 (IEEFA) — New modelling by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) finds the Indian state of Tamil Nadu capable of doubling its wind energy capacity by 2027 and increasing its solar capacity six-fold. In a report published this week—“Electricity Transformation in India: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu”—IEEFA sees […]
The Company That Supplies the Failing San Juan Generating Station Is in Deep Financial Peril
Feb. 2, 2018 (IEEFA) — An energy-market expert for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has filed an affidavit in support of a New Mexico group that is asking the state’s utility commission to investigate ratepayer risk in the financial relationship between Public Service Company of New Mexico and Westmoreland Coal Co. A […]
Lower Production and Consumption as Industry Fails to Compete; a Likely Doubling of Plant Retirements; Low Natural Gas Prices Will Persist; Renewables Will Gain; Little Effect Seen from Regulatory Relief
Feb 1, 2018 (IEEFA) — The U.S. coal industry continued to shrink in 2017, and its trend toward long-term structural decline is all but sure to persist, concludes a study published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The report—“U.S. Coal: More Market Erosion Is on the Way”—details how competition from cheap […]
As U.S. Steps Aside, Beijing's 'Belt and Road Initiative' Gains Traction
Jan. 9, 2018 (IEEFA.org) – China continued to be the world’s dominant force in the building and financing of clean energy technology globally in 2017, according to a report published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report, “China 2017 Review: World’s Second-Biggest Economy Continues to Drive Global Trends in […]
Strategically Situated Tribal Lands at the Heart of the American Sunbelt Hold Crucial Market Advantages; Prudent Development Strategies Will Benefit, Protect, and Profit Local People
Jan. 3, 2017 — Locally owned utility-scale solar electricity generation offers Navajo communities an immediate generational economic-development opportunity, concludes a research brief published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and DinéHózhó. The report— “Window of Opportunity: Navajo Solar—A Fast-Track Community-Driven Development Approach” — details how transformative changes in the U.S. electric utility […]
IEEFA Report: Proposed Coal-Fired Project for Bangladesh Is a High-Priced Scheme Meant to Prop Up Adani Power
Godda Plan, Contrary to Its Poverty-Alleviation Advertising, Would Cost Customers Dearly
April 10, 2018 (IEEFA.org): Adani’s proposed Godda Power project would prove financially unviable and a poor strategic fit for Bangladesh, concludes a report published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The IEEFA study—“Adani Godda Power Project: Too Expensive, Too Late, and Too Risky for Bangladesh”—finds also that the project is […]