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Electricity markets

Aerial view of large solar farm next to a river

14/1/2026 News

Turning point for power: record solar growth across Europe and Great Britain in 2025

Europe’s electricity transition gathered pace in 2025, driven by record solar growth that curbed emissions and fossil fuel exposure, although weak demand and volatility persisted, according to sector trade association Eurelectric. In parallel, analysis of provisional data from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) shows Britain also hitting renewable records, with solar surging, while gas still played a significant balancing role last year.

Gas

Close up of gas pipeline network

18/5/2022 News

Ukraine disrupts gas deliveries to Europe for the first time

Ukraine, a key transit country for Russian gas, disrupted gas deliveries to Europe for the first time last week, with the gas transmission system operator declaring force majeure over the key Sokhranivka transit pipeline that runs through Russian occupied territory in the east of the country.

Gas

Aerial view of the Tangguh LNG facility

4/12/2024 News

New Indonesian President signs off $7bn gas project while reaffirming 2050 net zero target

BP and its partners have announced a final investment decision (FID) for the Tangguh UCC gas project in Indonesia, which will feature the country’s first at-scale enhanced gas recovery through carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS). Meanwhile, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has announced ambitious plans to phase out domestic fossil fuel power generation by 2040 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Gas

Nord Stream pipeline

4/5/2022 News

Gas price volatility rises after Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

Russian gas giant Gazprom last week confirmed a halt in gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria over the two countries refusal to pay for supplies in Rubles. European gas prices reacted with renewed volatility, surging to nearly $40/mn Btu at the time. The total impact on European and global markets will be muted for now, but the situation could escalate quickly if other large countries or individual buyers are cut off from Russian supplies, and in the case of further sanctions related to Russian gas imports from the European Union (EU), writes Nikoline Bromander, Analyst – Gas and LNG, Rystad Energy.

Renewables

Aerial view of solar farm in Morocco

29/6/2022 News

Urgency of accelerating modern energy access in Africa

The path to bringing modern energy access to all Africans while creating new growth industries in critical minerals and green hydrogen has been set out in a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Gas

Aerial view of rows of solar panels in a field

9/11/2022 News

The beginning of the end for gas-fired power in Europe?

Gas-fired power generation, which is currently part of Europe’s electricity backbone, is being threatened by high prices, market challenges and the declining cost of renewable energy, according to new research from Rystad Energy.

Energy policy

View of Houses of Parliament, London

19/10/2022 News

UK government introduces new Energy Prices Bill

The UK government has introduced new emergency powers that will ensure consumers across the country receive help with their energy bills this winter.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

View of US coal-fired power station with emissions beside a river

9/8/2023 News

Is the Inflation Reduction Act enough to set US on track for net zero?

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) gets the US closer to net zero, with renewables, carbon capture and electrification leading the way – but more action is needed, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).

REGION OF THE WEEK

Three engineers working on electricity pylon in rural landscape

23/7/2025 News

Nations of the Andes power ahead with plans for an interconnected regional electricity market and other grid improvements

The South American countries of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have signed a declaration underlining a commitment to integrating their electricity grids to form an Andean regional electricity market. In other news, Bolivia is planning significant investments in its electricity infrastructure to enhance capacity and access to energy around the administrative capital of La Paz, while Chile is modernising regulations to improve electricity access and quality in remote regions. Additionally, Bolivia aims to reduce fuel imports with a new biodiesel plant due onstream later this year.

Energy security

Oil barrels stacked up

6/4/2022 News

US announces biggest ever release from SPR

US President Joe Biden’s administration announced on 31 March that it will release 1mn b/d of oil over six months from the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in a bid to help stabilise global energy markets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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