Author Archive: Arjun Flora
Director, Energy Finance Studies, Europe, Arjun Flora is a UK-based analyst focused on the energy transition in Europe. He has worked in energy technology investment banking at Alexa Capital and Jefferies in London, and holds a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
IEEFA Europe: ČEZ Group lays out decarbonisation plan, but is it ready?
ČEZ finds itself playing catch-up after a decade of complacency
20 Jan. 2022 (IEEFA Europe) – After a decade of missed opportunities, ČEZ Group (ČEZ) finds itself playing catch-up on renewable energy, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). ČEZ, the largest energy group in Czechia and one of the largest energy groups in Central and Eastern Europe, […]
IEEFA Europe: Skupina ČEZ předkládá plán dekarbonizace, je ale připravena k jeho realizaci?
ČEZ po deseti letech nečinnosti dohání ztrátu
20. ledna 2022 (IEEFA Europe) – Skupina ČEZ musí podle zprávy Institutu pro energetickou ekonomiku a finanční analýzu (IEEFA) po deseti letech promarněných příležitostí dohánět výstavbu obnovitelných zdrojů energie. ČEZ, největší energetická skupina v ČR a jedna z největších ve střední a východní Evropě, oznámila v roce 2021 novou strategii k dekarbonizaci výroby elektřiny. Součástí plánu je výstavba obnovitelných zdrojů o výkonu 6 GW do […]
IEEFA Europe: Coal dependence squeezes Polish taxpayers for €141 billion
Coal exit by 2030 gives Poland an opportunity to double clean energy generation
10 Jan. 2022 (IEEFA Europe) – Poland’s dependence on coal is costing Polish taxpayers dearly, but the Polish government remains reluctant to shift to clean energy sources, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. “If a coal phaseout is achieved by 2030, the resulting savings would enable Poland to […]
IEEFA Europa: Dalsze uzależnienie od węgla będzie kosztować polskich podatników 141 mld euro
Odejście od węgla do 2030 r. daje Polsce szansę na podwojenie produkcji czystej energii
10 stycznia 2022 (IEEFA Europa) – Przywiązanie Polski do węgla słono kosztuje polskich podatników, jednak w rządzie wciąż nie widać woli, aby przestawić kraj na czyste źródła energii, czytamy w raporcie opublikowanym przez Instytut Ekonomii Energii i Analiz Finansowych (IEEFA). – Jeżeli Polska pożegna się z węglem do 2030 r., oszczędności z tego tytułu umożliwią […]
IEEFA Europe: Overcapacity and investment fever push costs to Spanish consumers, yet Enagás profits
Spain’s gas regulations benefit Enagás and burden consumers
September 15, 2021 (IEEFA) – Empresa Nacional de Gas (Enagás) has benefited from a “security and diversity of supply” strategy as an excuse to build or expand liquefied natural gas regasification terminals, natural gas pipelines and gas storage facilities. The resulting overcapacity has meant low utilization rates for gas infrastructure assets in Spain, as well […]
IEEFA Europa: El exceso de capacidad y una fiebre por invertir suben las facturas de los consumidores españoles, pero Enagás se lucra
La regulación del gas en España beneficia a Enagás y perjudica a los consumidores
15 de septiembre de 2021 (IEEFA) – La Empresa Nacional de Gas (Enagás) se ha beneficiado de una estrategia de «seguridad y diversidad del suministro» como excusa para construir o ampliar plantas de regasificación de gas natural licuado, gasoductos de gas natural e instalaciones de almacenamiento de gas. Según un informe del Instituto de Economía […]
IEEFA/EMBER: Energy giants demand billions from Dutch taxpayers for stranded coal assets
New research undermines compensation claims for coal phaseout
Coal assets held by RWE and Uniper in the Netherlands are already economically unviable and have largely been written-down, according to a new analysis by IEEFA and Ember (an independent energy and climate think tank), in collaboration with Dutch knowledge centre SOMO. Market forces, not Dutch legislation, are causing the demise of these coal-fired power […]
IEEFA Europe: Snam woos investors with net-zero claims, while growing its spending on fossil gas infrastructure
Italian gas giant publicizes hydrogen commitment while spending shows business as usual
March 16, 2021 (IEEFA) — Even as it seeks to attract funding from sustainability-led lenders, Europe’s largest gas pipeline company continues to devote the vast majority of planned capital spending to unabated fossil gas infrastructure, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Snam, the Milan-based gas transmission system […]
IEEFA: European gas pipeline companies mislead investors by underreporting CO2
Reporting loophole means midstream operators aren't following the same guidelines as upstream or downstream sellers
December 14, 2020 (IEEFA) — European pipeline companies are using a loophole to market themselves as low-carbon businesses and avoid reporting on the climate effects of the natural gas they transport, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report, Hiding in Plain Sight—European Gas Pipeline Companies’ […]
IEEFA Europe: Snam and the hydrogen distraction
Consumers and taxpayers will pick up the tab for billion-euro hydrogen subsidies and investments
Earlier today, Marco Alverà, CEO of Snam, Europe’s largest gas pipeline company, published an opinion piece in the Financial Times (FT), titled “Energy is on the cusp of a new era.” In it, Alverà extols the virtues of hydrogen as an energy source, as well as promotes his new book on the topic. I was […]