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Press Release and Thu Vu
Great enthusiasm will be met by regulatory, financing and market challenges
19 January 2020 (IEEFA Vietnam): Liquified natural gas (LNG) suppliers and gas power developers looking at making Vietnam an essential LNG market should not expect to replicate the success of renewable energy seen recently in the country, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Author Thu Vu, Energy […]
Johanna Bowyer
ESB reform direction updated to incorporate stakeholder feedback and state government renewables investment schemes
The national electricity market (NEM) is in a state of flux. According to the Australian government’s Energy Security Board (ESB), over 60% of existing thermal generating resources (mainly coal) in the NEM are likely to exit over the next two decades as Australia transitions towards renewable generation (mainly wind and solar) and storage. This transition […]
Cathy Kunkel and Tom Sanzillo
Una central de ciclo combinado de 400 megavatios (MW) y 11 plantas de pico nuevas recibirán 850 millones de dólares de los fondos federales
En agosto de 2020 el Negociado de Energía de Puerto Rico aprobó un plan a largo plazo para el sistema eléctrico de la isla en el que se pedían mayores inversiones en energía renovable y almacenamiento. Dicha entidad había trabajado durante meses integrando análisis de varias partes interesadas y finalmente había rechazado nuevas iniciativas de […]
Cathy Kunkel and Tom Sanzillo
$850 million in federal funds targeted for 400-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle natural gas plant and 11 new peaker plants
In August 2020, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau approved a long-term plan for the island’s electrical system that called for greater investments in renewable energy and storage. The bureau worked for months to integrate analysis from a variety of stakeholders and eventually rejected new natural gas initiatives because of their costs and logistical challenges. Yet […]
Press Release, Suzanne Mattei and Tom Sanzillo
Commission’s 21-year-old pipeline policy puts contracts ahead of utility customers
December 17, 2020 (IEEFA) — The federal agency responsible for approving interstate gas pipeline projects is basing its decisions on contracts rather than on today’s consumer energy needs or the public interest, according to a report released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The report—FERC’s Failure to Analyze Energy Market Forces—details […]
Guest Commentary: Gireesh Shrimali and Guest Commentary: Abhinav Jindal
An economic proposition for coal dominant developing countries
Worldwide, coal plants are grappling with environmental issues and low capacity utilization levels. They have not only become unprofitable to utilities, they are also uneconomical to customers. While retiring end-of-life coal plants can overall be very beneficial, and indeed necessary as finance continues to exit the fossil fuel sector driven by the global energy transition, […]
Press Release and Vibhuti Garg
Intra-state transmission infrastructure is the weakest link in the grid
16 December 2020 (IEEFA India): A new IEEFA report recommends increasing competition in the development of intra-state transmission infrastructure, to speed up deployment of renewable energy in India. “As the share of increasingly low cost but variable renewable energy grows, development of transmission systems must keep pace to meet demand and ensure efficient, reliable delivery […]
Press Release, Arjun Flora and Gerard Wynn
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’ […]
Press Release and Charles Worringham
Transporting coal to generators is less efficient and increasingly less competitive than moving actual electricity via cables
3 December 2020 (IEEFA India): Indian Railways should explore the use of sections of its extensive network for electricity transmission infrastructure. This is a key recommendation in a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) that outlines the opportunity for Indian Railways to participate in the nation’s energy transition beyond […]
Press Release and Sara Jane Ahmed
Shift from diesel to renewables can save electric coops P1.4-1.7 billion over next decade
3 December 2020 (IEEFA Philippines): The record-breaking disasters in the Philippines this year highlight the potential for renewable energy to power small island and isolated power grids and save the country up to P13.5 billion per year, and electric cooperatives an additional P1.4 to P1.7 billion over the next decade, finds a new report from […]
IEEFA: There will be no smooth sailing for LNG investors in Vietnam
Great enthusiasm will be met by regulatory, financing and market challenges19 January 2020 (IEEFA Vietnam): Liquified natural gas (LNG) suppliers and gas power developers looking at making Vietnam an essential LNG market should not expect to replicate the success of renewable energy seen recently in the country, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Author Thu Vu, Energy […]