Port

Energy Taxation

Basic Customs Duty Expected to Increase Solar bid Tariffs by up to 50 Paise per Unit: ICRA

Basic customs duty of 25 per cent and 40% on imported solar cells and modules, respectively, is likely to result in an increase in solar tariffs.

Thermal Coal

South Korean Coal Imports Rebound in February

South Korean thermal coal imports rose in February, supported by utility restocking and greater Australian supply.

Power Construction

TCN to Add 4,000MW to Nigerian National Grid

According to a variety of news reports, the Transmission Company of Nigeria have said that projects currently being executed by the company would boost the nati…

Personnel Appointment

Senate Votes to Confirm Regan as EPA Administrator

The U.S. Senate on March 10 voted 66 to 34 to confirm Michael Regan as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Representatives of the biofuels and bioenergy industries h…

Oil & Gas Trade

Israel's Leviathan to Sell 10bn m³ of Gas in 2021

Israeli upstream firm Delek Drilling expects its 649bn m³ Leviathan field to sell around 10bn m³ of gas this year, up from the 8.9bn m³ forecast in July last…

Coal Trade

Vietnam's Coal Imports Fall Further in February

Vietnamese coal imports slipped for a third straight month in February from a year earlier as industrial activity slowed amid the lunar new year holiday and a r…

OPEC

India Asks Refiners to Diversify, Cut Reliance on Middle East Oil After Opec+ Decision

India, hit hard by the soaring oil prices, has urged producers to ease output cuts and help the global economic recovery

Energy Security

Saudis Vow To Protect Oil Facilities And Global Supply After Latest Attacks

On Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they had fired 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles at oil facilities at the Saudi port of Ras Tanura and military targ…

Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Oil Exports Holding Strong Despite Production Cut Commitment

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell just slightly in February, in stark contrast to the bold voluntary production cuts that the Kingdom had offered to make.

Oil Exploration

Adnoc and Petronas Agree to Explore Oil and Gas Opportunities in Abu Dhabi

The two state oil companies will look at exploration and production possibilities in the emirate

Carbon Emissions

Eskom’s Plans to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Existing Plants

Today Eskom presented its Clean Coal Technology initiatives and briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on its measures to com…

Coal Gasification

Indonesia LPG Imports to Fall Sharply by 2025 as Coal Gasification Ramps up

Under a new presidential regulation last month, coal gasification features on a "priority" investment list, which offers incentives such as tax allowances or ta…

United Arab Emirates

UAE, IRENA Launch The National Integrated Energy Model

The importance of the model stems from the fact that it provides a common framework that brings together the stakeholders in the energy sector

Energy Investment

Wells Fargo to Deploy $500bn in Sustainable Financing by 2030

Wells Fargo has announced plans to invest $500bn in sustainable financing by 2030 to support the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Shell and Alfen Launch Energy Storage Pilot for Electric Vehicle Charging

Shell and Alfen have launched a pilot to trial an on-site battery-powered system to support ultra-fast electric vehicle charging at Shell’s Zaltbommel forecour…