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Press Release and Guest Commentary: John Robert
With export markets' changing expectations, investors and industry beware
31 March 2021 (IEEFA Australia): Santos’ proposed offshore Barossa gas field near Darwin, Northern Territory has the unfriendly tag of having more carbon dioxide than any gas currently made into LNG, finds a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The gas contains so much CO2 that most of it […]
Kashish Shah
Investors are increasingly unwilling to risk capital in a sector with US$40-60 billion of non-performing assets
India’s 40 gigawatts (GW) of stressed and stranded thermal power assets, identified by a special parliamentary committee in March 2018, still linger on – most of them without any feasible resolution. The multitude of fundamental problems still persist despite efforts to resolve them by the government, lending institutions and proponents of the projects. These include […]
Press Release, Clark Williams-Derry, Trey Cowan and Ashish Solanki
Beleaguered fracking sector generates $1.8 billion cash flow, but only after $20 billion cuts in capex
March 24, 2021 (IEEFA)—A cross-section of 30 shale oil and gas producers marked the first full year of positive free cash flows since the fracking boom began—but only after deep cuts to capital expenditures that raise troubling questions about the industry’s future. The report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) found […]
Press Release, Tom Sanzillo and Suzanne Mattei
IEEFA finds significant financial, market, regulatory and political risks for multibillion-dollar ‘Sunshine Project’ in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
March 23, 2021 (IEEFA) ⎼ A report released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) details the financial, legal, social and public opposition risks of Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group’s proposed petrochemical complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana. IEEFA finds that the project will begin operations at a time of market oversupply, […]
Press Release and Bruce Robertson
Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19 heading to a 'dead end'
The Australian Government’s obsession with wasting taxpayers’ money on gas is leading Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19 to a “dead end”, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report finds that all indicators show Australian consumers and the country’s main export customers will use less gas […]
Press Release, Vibhuti Garg, Guest Commentary: Christopher Beaton and Guest Commentary: Max Schmidt
Is India’s 'green recovery' green enough?
22 March 2021 (IEEFA India): While India has committed more public money than any other economy to date – at least US$122 billion – to supporting the energy sector since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in early 2020, a new report shows the government’s stimulus is a ‘mixed bag’ for the country’s energy transition. […]
IEEFA and Press Release
Puerto Rico electric grid modeling studies demonstrate viability of renewables – March 24 online event
March 22, 2021 (IEEFA) — A plan that would provide reliable, low-cost, rooftop solar power to every home in Puerto Rico will be presented during a webinar sponsored by IEEFA and CAMBIO PR on March 24th. When: Wednesday, March 24th at 11:00 am (EDT/AST) Registration: bit.ly/3vED8KE Comprehensive modeling studies of the island grid found that Puerto […]
Press Release and Guest Commentary: Tim Finnigan
Re-thinking how a renewables supplied electricity system can work without a reliance on inertia
19 March 2021 (IEEFA Australia): Australia’s electricity grid has always relied on coal-fired power for stability, but with more renewables coming into the mix, that needs to change, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Liddell power station in NSW is closing in 2023, Yallourn in Victoria will […]
Press Release and Arjun Flora
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 […]
Press Release and Melissa Brown
Evidence was clear to inform the next stage of Vietnam’s power development
11 March (IEEFA Vietnam): Vietnam’s recently published draft power development plan for 2021-2030 (PDP8) has failed to acknowledge the importance of developing a more flexible system that can accommodate a changing technology mix, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). “After a decade filled with disappointments from […]
IEEFA: Santos’ Barossa gas field emissions create major risks for shareholders
With export markets' changing expectations, investors and industry beware
31 March 2021 (IEEFA Australia): Santos’ proposed offshore Barossa gas field near Darwin, Northern Territory has the unfriendly tag of having more carbon dioxide than any gas currently made into LNG, finds a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The gas contains so much CO2 that most of it […]