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Electricity shortages create new problems in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

Precautionary measures to prevent the collapse of the electricity system were implemented on October 27 and are expected to continue for several weeks. Rationing has left most of…

Economic slowdown threatens Uganda’s energy plans

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UGANDA

As with the last two NDPs, the plan focuses heavily on major new infrastructure investments, especially on hydroelectric energy infrastructure. However, a marked economic slowdown…

South Korea's energy plans may struggle to stick

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SOUTH KOREA

Energy policy in South Korea.

South Africa's needless nuclear plan may be ruinous

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SOUTH AFRICA

Critics worry that the over 700-billion-rand (50-billion-dollar) scheme is unaffordable and would facilitate large-scale graft.

EU Energy Plan faces two-year uphill battle

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EU

The proposals are the latest in a long line of attempts to establish a more integrated approach to energy policy within the EU and greater coordination of energy diplomacy with…

Western Balkan states to feel EU Energy Union impact

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BALKANS

The implications of the EU's planned Energy Union for the Western Balkans.

Turkey's renewable energy use will not rise soon

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TURKEY

Turkey's plan for renewable energy.

Tripling renewable power scale by 2030 is unfeasible

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INT

This means increasing wind and solar capacity more than threefold. Although solar photovoltaics (PV) could exceed expectations, wind power is unlikely to expand fast enough. As…

Australian energy reform plan faces roadblocks

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AUSTRALIA

Australian energy reform plans.

The EU will struggle to achieve REPowerEU targets

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EU

The overarching objectives of the proposals are to diversify the source of gas imports away from Russia and to shift away from gas in the medium-to-long term via the acceleration…