Changing utility business models and electricity investment in Europe
Authors: Michael Waldron and Yoko Nobuoka The traditional utility business model of selling electricity from large-scale thermal power plants and expanding grids to meet...
Unlocking energy savings from buildings
The past decade has seen major changes across the energy sector, from the emergence of solar PV or shale oil and gas to electric...
Palestine and Jordan: An Energy Rebound with Hurdles
Significant gas discoveries in the East Mediterranean over the Gaza marine field can favor economic synergies between Palestine and Israel as well as Palestine...
Israel and Cyprus: Untying the Gordian Knot on East Mediterranean Gas
Gas exploration and drilling activities in Israeli and Cypriot waters along with licensing rounds for blocks near the super-giant Zohr gas field raise the...
With access to clean, modern energy, poorer countries look to power ahead through innovation
Energy is key to global development, but the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations fare up to six times worse than their more industrialized...
Shale growth, Geopolitical tensions and Re-balancing
It has been a wild ride for oil prices. November 4th, 2017, prime minister of Lebanon Mr. Hariri resigns, at night missiles from rebel...
Middle East, Oil and Security
In my latest article I mentioned the factors one needs to keep an eye on to track the trajectory of oil prices, for the...
Concerted efforts in Energy Research and Entrepreneurship needed for Energy Security in India
On the occasion of 6th Convocation of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) at Gandhinagar, India held on 23rd September 2017, Honb’le Minister of Petroleum...
Reinventing the idea of single part tariff for power distribution to domestic consumers: Does it make sense!
Prior to 1992, a single part tariff based on cost plus on actual basis was in place in India’s power sector according to schedule...
Crude Oil Bearishness Is Here To Stay
Despite seven weeks of inventory withdrawals, the global oil market has failed to translate this effect into a sustainable and significant oil price increase....