August 1, 2011
The aftereffects of the recent Japanese nuclear disaster are being felt strongly beyond the country's borders and will remain for a long time to come.
July 1, 2011
Land acquisition for infrastructure projects, including electricity transmission lines, has always been contentious. The issue of eminent domain, whereby the state...
June 1, 2011
The transmission pricing reforms in India are slowly inching closer to implementation. A major step was taken in April 2011 with the Indian electricity regulator...
May 1, 2011
As Germany moves forward with plans to decommission its nuclear plants, the issue of grid expansion to accommodate larger amounts of renewable energy has taken...
April 1, 2011
The European Union's (EU) Third Legislative Package on Energy formally came into force last month. The legislation ushers in new rules for the further...
March 1, 2011
The electricity transmission sector in the US has been receiving significant attention in the last few years, given the role it plays in achieving the country's energy...
February 1, 2011
Transparent and non-discriminatory access to electricity transmission networks is critical for attracting investments in the power sector. The Indian federal regulator Central...
January 1, 2011
The electricity transmission industry is constantly grappling with the controversial issue of cost allocation among grid users. The issue has assumed greater magnitude...
December 1, 2010
The European Union (EU) acknowledges that a competitive, sustainable and secure energy sector will play a crucial role in continued economic growth of the block.
November 1, 2010
The European Union (EU) has repeatedly emphasised the importance of a robust interconnected transmission infrastructure in developing a single internal electricity market.
October 1, 2010
Will the UK be able to achieve its ambitious target of meeting 15 per cent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020? The answer depends on how rapidly it is...
September 1, 2010
California, it appears, is pursuing the most aggressive carbon policy in the US. The state's law stipulates a 20 per cent renewable portfolio standard to be achieved by 2010.
August 1, 2010
During the last one year, transmission pricing and tariffs have been topics of serious debate and discussion in the Indian power sector. This culminated in the passage...
July 1, 2010
A European Commission directive binds the member states into meeting 20 per cent of their final energy consumption through renewable energy sources by 2020.
June 1, 2010
One of the focal elements of European Union's (EU) Third Energy Package of 2009 - the unbundling of some of the most reluctant energy giants - is already evolving.
May 1, 2010
A quiet development in the latter half of 2009 has the potential to influence electricity transmission and the regulatory structure that underpins it. This was the formation of the...
April 1, 2010
“Who pays?” This is the controversial question that dominates policy debates over transmission expansion in the US. The issue has assumed greater significance as more renewable...
March 1, 2010
When and how should a government intervene when the perceived lack of investment in adequate transmission infrastructure is hampering economic or other policy goals?
February 1, 2010
The energy markets of the UK have for long been held to be a model of successful liberalisation and much of the credit goes to the nimble power and gas regulator Ofgem...
January 1, 2010
Electric power transmission grids, once considered to be a staid and low-risk business with no uncertainties, are currently in the midst of several changes.