October 20, 2025 The European Union will seek to address criticism that a new emissions trading system will have unbearable costs for consumers by introducing additional measures to lower these costs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a letter to European Union leaders. The Europe Union has created a new emissions trading system, […]Read More
October 20, 2025 A coalition of some of the world’s largest industrial and financial companies — including ExxonMobil, ADNOC, BASF, Banco Santander, and NextEra Energy — has launched Carbon Measures, a new global initiative to establish a standardized and scientifically robust carbon accounting framework designed to accelerate emissions reduction through market forces. The New York–based coalition, […]Read More
October 17, 2025 Governments and policy makers need to pay more attention to hydropower as a major source of low-emission flexible power generation in the age of booming electricity demand, Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Friday. Hydropower “remains the forgotten giant of electricity,” Birol wrote in a LinkedIn post, […]Read More
October 14, 2025 As part of its continuous investment in human capital development, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), Nigeria’s leading electricity distribution company, in collaboration with the Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria (LECAN), organized a one-day intensive skills acquisition and capacity-building programme themed: “Electrical Safety and Best Practices in the Electricity industry.” The training brought […]Read More
14 October 2025 The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has taken a major step toward restoring financial stability and investor confidence in the electricity market with the finalization of the implementation framework for the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Plan, a landmark initiative approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address structural bottlenecks and lay […]Read More
October 14, 2025 The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said Nigeria’s energy transition journey under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unlocking an investment opportunity of over $410 billion between now and 2060 to position the nation as the heartbeat of Africa’s renewable energy revolution. According to him, over $23 billion will be […]Read More
September 26, 2025 TotalEnergies has won the Centre Manche 2 offshore wind tender, securing the right to design, build, and operate a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) wind farm off the coast of Normandy, which will become France’s largest renewable energy project to date. The project, located more than 40 kilometers offshore, is expected to generate around 6 terawatt […]Read More
September 15, 2025 TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy announced Monday the start of construction on the final two major components of Iraq’s Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP). The agreements, which include the Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) and the full field development of the Ratawi oil field, were confirmed during a meeting in Baghdad between senior company and Iraqi government officials. The […]Read More
Indicators 2025: The Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM), which coordinates the movement of electricity throughout its region, reports that there will be significant growth in electricity demand over the next 20 years. Summer electricity use is expected to triple, and winter demand is also expected to grow. PJM estimates that the current generating capacity will not meet […]Read More
With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids […]Read More
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