Energy Geopolitics
Solar Mini Grids Could Power Half a Billion People by 2030 – if Action is Taken Now
Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted electricity to nearly half a billion people in unpowered or underserved communities and be a least-cost solution...
Coal Diplomacy: Could We Be Free from the Climate Crisis?
One of the things that is perplexing at the moment is that there is no clarity about how life will be lived in the...
Geopolitics of Energy Transition: A Winding Road of Renewable Energy in Asia
Authors: Mayora Bunga Swastika and Akhmad Hanan*
Conceptually, energy transition transforms energy sources from fossil fuel-based to clean energy that does not produce carbon emissions....
Russian Oil and NPPs Re-Commissioned: Japan’s Revised Energy Strategy
On August 10, 2022, Japan’s cabinet, in office since October 2021, resigned in a body following a drop in its approval ratings from 59%...
The East Mediterranean Unties the Gordian Knot of Europe’s Energy Dependence
The war on Ukraine has revived interest in the development of natural gas resources and the execution of infrastructure projects that can bring energy...
Rosatom Could Soon Start Building Egypt’s El Dabaa NPP
Desirous to show some policy achievements at the second Russia-Africa summit rescheduled for mid-June 2023, Russians are rushing to lay the first concrete for...
Turkmenistan’s energy relations with China: A significant energy nexus
Turkmenistan is characterized by one of the most energy-intensive economies with its vast pool of oil and gas fields. Turkmenistan followed a ‘national way...
Mozambique Risks Economic Stability if it Purchases Russian Oil
Mozambique risks destabilizing its economy and further loosing western development finance if it goes ahead to purchase sanctioned oil from Russia. With the return...
Mozambique’s Gas Among the Alternatives for European Union
Mozambique is increasingly stepping up efforts in the production of liquefied natural gas and consequently become one of the suitable reliable suppliers to Europe....
The Messy Fate of Coal: War, Heat, and Instability Delay a Global Phaseout
As Europe becomes increasingly divorced from Russian natural gas, Germany, Austria, Italy, Denmark, the UK, and the Netherlands recently announced plans to restart phased-out...