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Hydro

Water flowing at Pakistan's Tarbela Dam

28/9/2022 News

Pakistan’s hydropower projects need reassessment, says IEEFA

Poor governance, institutional credit downgrade and extreme weather have added strain to hydropower project reliability in Pakistan, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Energy security

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25/3/2026 Comment / Melissa Stark

Coping with the era of instability

There is no need to start a costly war with the UK when repeated gas price shocks will bring us to our knees just as effectively, write the authors of a recently-released paper from RenewableUK. The paper sums up the risk of having an energy (and national) security strategy anchored on sourcing natural gas from the global markets during times of crises, writes Melissa Stark FEI, RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Energy and Security.

Energy markets

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19/10/2022 News

Balancing the fight against climate change with energy security

A balance must be found between two equally important imperatives: security of affordable energy supply and the fight against climate change, according to a recent report from Capgemini.

Forecasting

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24/5/2023 Comment / David Wilson

Modelling will make the green transition smoother and quicker

Modelling of complex energy systems is an invaluable tool for predicting the future and for seeing a path to the transition, writes David Wilson, CEO of Energy Exemplar.

Wind

Offshore wind turbines on calm sea

11/1/2023 News

New UK wind energy and renewables generation records set in 2022

The UK recorded a new wind energy generation record as 2022 drew to a close, with wind generating 20.918 GW of electricity in the half-hour period between 6 and 6.30pm on 30 December, beating the previous record of 20.896 GW set on 2 November and reaching a new high for the third time in the year. Meanwhile, Britain generated a record amount of renewable electricity for 2022 as a whole, but the rising cost of gas led wholesale power prices to almost double year-on-year.

Banking, finance and investment

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28/9/2022 Comment / Chinenye Ajayi

Accessing finance for the development of clean energy projects in emerging markets

It is critical for the clean energy transition that emerging markets do not become locked into relying on fossil fuels. But this requires significant capital investment and attractive policies and legal frameworks in these markets, as Chinenye Ajayi, Solicitor, Power and Infrastructure Practice at Olaniwun Ajayi LP, discusses.

Electricity

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28/1/2026 Comment / Walt Patterson

Infrastructure electricity: everything just works

Let’s look at the bigger net zero energy picture and into the future – and how humankind could move to electricity systems that don’t involve combustion, with its various pollutants, at all. Here, Walt Patterson, Associate Fellow in the Environment and Society Centre at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London, sets out how fire-free electricity could take over.

Electricity

Pylons in Vietnam

15/1/2025 News

New electricity law sets framework to support clean energy development in Vietnam

Vietnam is to enact an updated Electricity Law on 1 February 2025 that will modernise the country’s energy policy framework, foster renewable energy growth and enhance market competitiveness. Meanwhile, BloombergNEF reports that the government’s net zero by 2050 ambitions could present a $2.4tn clean energy investment and spending opportunity.

Sustainability

Head and shoulders photo of Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

21/2/2024 Comment / Sam Fankhauser

10 recommended measures to roll out a just transition

Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, and a Co-Investigator of the FCDO-sponsored Climate Compatible Growth programme, will be speaking at International Energy Week. Here he discusses 10 measures recommended to triple renewables capacity by 2030 in accordance with the recent COP28 Agreement.

Solar

Roof top solar panels with Shanghai sky line in the background at sunset

20/9/2023 News

China’s solar capacity expected to top 1 TW by 2026

Installed solar capacity in China will cross the 500 GW mark by the end of 2023, with this total set to double to 1 TW in just three additional years, according to new research from Rystad Energy.

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