The Energy sector plays a pivotal role in economic and social development by supplying what might be described as the “flow of blood” to production and transportation systems. Its main objective is to ensure the reliable, affordable and clean energy needed by modern societies, thus contributing to well-being and prosperity around the globe.
The Energy sector involves the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity derived from a variety of sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable sources. It also includes activities concerned with fuels themselves, which extend along the entire value chain, such as oil and gas extraction and transportation, coal mining, refining of petroleum products, and wholesaling and retailing of fuels.
Having made it through the COVID-19 crisis, Chinese manufacturers are now facing another uphill battle: soaring energy prices and power outages, a new reality that is here to stay, at least for a while. Manufacturers, which have been driving ...
View more detailsTurkey is home to the second largest renewables-based power capacity in Emerging Europe after Russia. With almost 50 GW of installed capacity, renewables contribute to more than half of the total capacity, and 42% of the power ...
View more detailsIn 2020, Argentina was the fourth largest renewable energy generator in Latin America after Brazil, Mexico and Chile, with a share of 4.8%. Renewable energy generation grew at a CAGR of 38.5% during the 2015-2020 period. The fastest growing ...
View more detailsLatin America* is betting big on renewable energy. Between 2015 and 2020, the region’s renewable energy (RE) capacity expanded by a cumulative 33% (65 GW) to reach 261 GW in the final year of that period, according to data provided by ...
View more detailsMuch like the rest of the world, the countries from Emerging Europe* are increasingly turning towards renewable energy (RE) to diversify their energy mix, reduce greenhouse emissions, and thus achieve a sustainable economic growth model. ...
View more detailsIn line with global trends, Colombia has been seeking to make its economy greener by developing its renewable energy resources. The country has made great strides in this direction, as more than two thirds of its electricity is from ...
View more detailsRenewables are the second largest source of electricity in the Philippines. They contributed to a fifth of the country’s power generation in 2020, after coal, and ahead of natural gas and oil. The share of renewables is set to further ...
View more detailsMalaysia’s renewable energy (RE) installed capacity reached 8.7 GW in 2020, ranking it as the fourth biggest market in ASEAN, according to data provided by the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA). The share of RE in the ...
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