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Energy and utilities
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.
The abundance of low-cost fossil fuels has predefined the low uptake of renewable energy resources and the strong presence of oil, natural gas and coal in Russia’s power generation mix. Furthermore, of the nearly 55 GW total RE ...
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Poland is still lagging behind its EU peers in terms of the share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources, positioned 22nd of the 27 states, according to Eurostat data for 2019. However, the sector has seen ...
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The year 2020 saw countries going into lockdown as a result of COVID-19. The telecom sector became an anchor for economic activities to continue as learners, workers and all non-essential operations needed to be conducted from home. ...
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With 12 GW of total installations, renewables-based power capacity contributes 26% of the total power capacity and generates 12% of Thailand’s electricity, according to data for 2020. The country ranks as the second largest ASEAN ...
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India ranked as the fourth largest renewable energy (RE) market in the world by installed capacity in 2020, according to data provided by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Hydropower is the largest RE source taking 37% of ...
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Indonesia’s renewable energy (RE) sector is relatively small and dominated by hydro and geothermal installations. RE-based power had a 15% share in the country’s power capacity mix and contributed 13% to total power generation ...
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Malaysia’s power market consists of three geographical submarkets, namely Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah (including Labuan), and Sarawak. Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is the main utility provider in Peninsular Malaysia, and ...
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Over the past decade, China has been heavily investing in developing its renewable energy (RE) resources as part of the government's pledge to reduce its carbon footprint and meet more of its rapidly electricity needs with clean energy ...
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Renewable energy is an important part of Chile’s electric power generation mix. About 46% of the overall electricity produced in 2020 was renewables-based. The non-hydro power generation took a 20% share. Chile has installed 13.7 GW ...
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