Features

Analytical, insightful and topical write-ups on major trends and developments

• Ethiopia’s Transmission Plans: To augment domestic and export supplies

  March 1, 2011
  Ethiopia, which has been suffering from political and social upheavals for many years, is now facing even tougher challenges as it struggles to emerge out of economic turmoil.

• NERC’s Grid Reliability Assessment: Changing resource-mix poses concerns

  February 1, 2011
  The security and reliability of the bulk power system that forms the backbone of an economy is of utmost importance, as even a minor failure in the system can push regions into several days of darkness.

• Alstom’s acquisition of AREVA T&D: Capitalising on expanding grid requirements

  February 1, 2011
  The French power equipment manufacturer Alstom Group’s recent acquisition of fellow-country company AREVA’s transmission and distribution (T&D) business reiterates the rising importance of the electricity transmission industry across the globe.

• Russia-China’s Emerging Energy Relations: Electricity trade to play strategic role

  February 1, 2011
  2011 is expected to be a remarkable year in Russian-Chinese energy relations.

• SGCC’s Entry into Brazil: Signals consolidation in the transmission sector

  January 1, 2011
  Over the last few years, several Chinese companies, which are heavily regulated at home, have forayed into foreign markets in search of better opportunities.

• Kenya’s Transmission Expansion Plans: Funding remains a key constraint

  January 1, 2011
  Severely hit by the recent global financial crisis, Kenya has resolved to get back to the pre-crisis growth rate of 6-7 per cent.

• Progress on Market Coupling in Europe: EU anticipates single electricity market by 2015

  January 1, 2011
  For years, the European Union (EU) has envisioned a single internal electricity market (IEM) to ensure fair prices and secure supplies to consumers.

• Russia’s Grid Plans: Focus on modernising network and expanding electricity exports

  December 1, 2010
  Russia’s power sector is in a state of transition.

• Lat Am's Grid Integration Plans: CIER15 study reveals several benefits for the continent

  December 1, 2010
  The importance of energy market integration in Latin America in optimising the complementarities of the various regional power systems has been well established.

• UAE’s Grid Expansion Plans: Essential to accommodate additional generation capacity

  December 1, 2010
  Despite the global financial crisis, electricity demand continues to rise in the Arabian Gulf countries.

• Turkey’sIntegration into the EU Grid: Solving Europe’s long term energy puzzle

  November 1, 2010
  Turkey’s long-drawn efforts to join the European Union (EU) seem to have moved a step forward with the recent synchronisation of its electricity system with the interconnected networks of Continental Europe.

• India’s Plans for 1,200 kV Infrastructure: For creation of bulk transfer corridors

  November 1, 2010
  India’s power sector is fast adopting cutting edge technologies to optimally utilise the unevenly distributed energy resources in the country to meet its rapidly growing demand for electricity.

• Egypt’s Transmission Plans: Renewable energy drives investments

  November 1, 2010
  Following its European neighbours, Egypt which is heavily dependent on its oil and natural gas resources for electricity generation has unveiled plans to develop its renewable energy potential.

• Indonesia’s power sector plans: Success relies on greater regulatory clarity

  October 1, 2010
  With the passage of the Electricity Law in 2009 in Indonesia, the country’s power sector has seen significant changes - from improving access to electricity infrastructure to expanding transmission network to increasing focus on renewable energy sources

• Iberian Electricity Market: Making waves with renewable energy potential

  October 1, 2010
  The winds and waves of the Iberian Peninsula have for long attracted thrill seekers.

• Itaipú Hydro Power Plant: Paraguay pushes ahead with transmission plans

  October 1, 2010
  For decades, the electricity produced at the jointly-owned Itaipú hydroelectric power plant has been an extremely contentious issue in the political and economic relations between the two Latin American neighbours - Brazil and Paraguay.

• US-Canada Power Trade: Ready to enter a new phase of growth

  September 1, 2010
  The growing electricity demand in the US is why perhaps its neighbour Canada is expanding development of green energy resources, especially hydro power.

• China’s Smart Grid Plans: Sustaining a rapidly growing economy

  September 1, 2010
  China’s power sector is witnessing an unprecedented growth period.

• Belo Monte Project : Another hydro project raring to go in Brazil

  September 1, 2010
  After the Madeira River Complex, the Brazilian government is developing another mega power project in the Amazon Basin in the form of the 11,233 MW Belo Monte hydro power project.

• Northeast Asian Energy Cooperation: Hinges on a strong political will

  August 1, 2010
  Economic growth in Northeast Asian (NEA) countries has spurred a massive increase in the demand for energy in recent years.