- + China to continue fueling Asia's thermal coal appetite: REQ report—The world will continue to trade about 1.1 billion mt of thermal coal a year, with Asia importing around 950 million mt annually over the next two yea...
- + COMMODITIES 2025: India's LNG imports to rise 4%-10% amid boost in demand, policy support—This is part of the COMMODITIES 2025 series where our reporters bring to you key themes that will drive commodities markets in 2025. India's LNG impor...
- + Swiss long-term hydro deficit widens to 2024 record, French surplus narrows—The 10-year hydro deficit in Switzerland hit its widest point so far in 2024 in week 50, while France's surplus to the long-term average narrowed, acc...
- + Serbia eyes 'step forward' in strategic gas partnership with Azerbaijan—Serbia is looking to take a "step forward" in its strategic partnership on gas supply with Azerbaijan through the construction of a gas-fired power pl...
- + Moldova says Gazprom made no Trans-Balkan gas capacity bookings for January—Russia's Gazprom did not book any capacity in the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline route for the month of January in the latest monthly capacity auction, Mol...
- + Permitting reform left off US funding bill, leaving action for Republican-controlled Congress—Legislation to speed permitting of energy infrastructure was left out of a measure to continue funding the US government, ending prospects for a permi...
- + US SOLAR TRACKER: Solar leads US clean energy additions in Q3, adding 7.525 GW—Solar led the US in third-quarter 2024 clean energy additions, making up 62.5% of all installations, with solar generation output up in all regions. T...
- + Korea's low-carbon hydrogen power tenders may need sweeteners to succeed: experts—A likely re-issuance of South Korea's low-carbon hydrogen power generation tender, which was recently undersubscribed, would need sweeteners to draw i...
- + Romania pledges support to Moldova to cover winter gas, power needs—Romania has pledged its support to neighbor Moldova through the supply of additional energy to cover demand over the winter after Moldova's government...
- + US says interest in two new Gulf of Mexico wind projects warrants 2026 auction—The US Interior Department has determined that two offshore wind companies' interest in acquiring leases in the Gulf of Mexico is enough to warrant ho...
- + UK EV charging rollout hampered by planning, grid delays: watchdog—The UK's rollout of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure is being hindered by slow and expensive permitting and grid connection processes, ...
- + UK unveils major reforms to clear grid connection queue, accelerate clean power—The UK government released a plan Dec. 13 to help achieve its 2030 clean power target , promising to clear out the country's bulging grid connection q...
- + Texas grid's Performance Credit Mechanism proposal fails to meet reliability standard—Implementing a Performance Credit Mechanism in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, with the $1 billion cap imposed in 2023 by the Texas Legisla...
- + California regulators approve largest LDES project with US Department of Defense—The California Energy Commission approved a $42 million grant Dec. 11 for a long direction energy storage system, the most substantial project the com...
- + Poland to commission first nuclear unit in 2036; plans second plant—Poland plans to commission the first unit of the country's first nuclear plant in 2036, the government's strategic energy infrastructure adviser said ...
- + US EIA forecasts 34% higher natural gas price for rest of winter over year-ago period—The US Energy Information Administration said on Dec. 10 it expects Henry Hub natural gas spot prices to average $2.99/MMBtu December through March th...
- + Utah governor's budget supports nuclear power over solar to double energy production—Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced a $20 million proposal to boost the state's reliance on nuclear power in tandem with $4.2 million to spur geotherm...
- + Regional trade barriers create hurdles for China's power market reforms—China's power market reforms have entered a new phase with the launch of spot markets and some cross-provincial trading, but local trade barriers hind...
- + Southern Star pipeline plans expansion to meet growing natural gas demand in Missouri, Kansas—Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline is seeking US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorization to boost capacity, through compression, to meet ri...
- + Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index approaches almost all-time high—Bitcoin global energy consumption reverted in early December, on a course to the all-time high of 1,230 MWh per bitcoin, according to S&P Global C...
- + INTERVIEW: 'Sudden' transformer shortage imperils urgent grid upgrades—A "sudden" spike in transformer demand driven by electrification, AI uptake and renewables has left manufacturers struggling to respond, the head of t...
- + US utilities, independent power producers eye 'solvable' development challenges—Grid interconnection bottlenecks remain a major development hurdle for US renewable energy and battery storage projects, but independent power produce...
- + Japan flips to colder-than-usual weather outlook, boosting power, heating demand—All regions in Japan are forecast to experience temperatures below the 30-year average over the next month from Dec. 7, the Japan Meteorological Agenc...
- + Spain's Grenergy sees Germany, US as prime markets for battery storage expansion—Spanish renewables developer Grenergy sees Germany and the US as its next big frontiers for battery storage, driven by the growing power needs of data...
- + Weatherization, warm winter may cut Texas grid reliability risk: executives—The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is unlikely to have reliability issues in the winter of 2024-25, as weatherization has improved and temperat...
- + US power winter forwards trend lower due to higher natural gas inventories—Power forward prices are trending lower compared to a year ago as natural gas storage inventories are starting the winter season with an eight-year hi...
- + UK battery storage market faces key test as 395-MW sale nears—One of the UK's largest battery storage funds is making headway in its attempts to sell its nearly 400-MW operating portfolio in a process that indust...
- + INTERVIEW: Absolute emission caps essential for compliance carbon markets in Asia: ASPI—Compliance emission trading schemes have the potential to help Asian countries unlock hundreds of billions of dollars to finance their decarbonization...
- + EU battery recycling industry faces multiple scale-up challenges—With low cobalt and nickel metal prices, slowing EV sales and challenges to recent gigafactory projects, the European lithium-ion battery recycling su...
- + South Korea extends tax cuts for LNG and coal to help address electricity, gas rates woes—South Korea has decided to extend the consumption tax cut on LNG and coal used for electricity production by an additional six months through the end ...
- + Iran brings thousands of centrifuges online, defying International Atomic Energy Agency resolution—Iran said on Nov. 27 that it has operationalized thousands of advanced uranium centrifuges in defiance of last week's International Atomic Energy Agen...
- + Trump's early tariff pitch raises questions on energy impacts, exemptions—President-elect Donald Trump Nov. 25 promised to impose 25% tariffs on all products imported from Canada and Mexico, as well as 10% tariffs on goods e...
- + Mexican energy experts expect strong US natural gas flows to continue despite tariff talk—Trade flows of natural gas between the US and Mexico are unlikely to be affected by the prospect of tensions between the two countries, experts told S...
- + EU approves senior policy team including nuclear energy skeptics—European Parliament committees have approved the appointment of officials to propose EU legislation on industry and energy policy for the next five ye...
- + India approves 426 MW hydroelectric projects worth $437.6 million in northeast—The Indian government has approved the construction of two hydroelectric projects in the northeastern part of the country at an estimated cost of abou...
- + US POWER TRACKER: Midcontinent Dec power, gas forwards up on less mild forecast—Midcontinent Independent System Operator energy traders foresee substantial risk of higher power prices in December, judging by forward trading, likel...
- + US solar additions set to have record-breaking year with over 32 GW added in 2024—US utility-scale solar-powered generation capacity additions are expected to set a record again in 2024 as developers rush to install imported modules...
- + Interactive: Platts Renewable Energy Price Explorer—(Latest update: Nov. 25, 2024) Capture prices for solar and wind power output rose in October across Europe as a lull in wind and the seasonal drop in...
- + US utilities poised to benefit from AI-led power demand, price increases: UBS—US utilities with the most exposure to renewable energy could face headwinds under the second Trump administration, but power demand growth led by art...
- + Interactive: Platts Ammonia price chart—Platts Ammonia Price Chart illustrates monthly averages of daily assessments for gray, blue and green ammonia across a range of geographies and delive...
- + Bomb cyclone slams Pacific Northwest causing over 600,000 power outages—Strong winds from a bomb cyclone caused widespread power outages across the Pacific Northwest, and utilities said Nov. 20 restoration could take sever...
- + Analysts, industry see ongoing support for nuclear energy in second Trump term—Industry officials and analysts see continued strong support for nuclear energy and domestic uranium production from the incoming administration of Do...
- + India's Tata Power in deal with Bhutan utility to develop 5 GW of clean energy—India's Tata Power Co Ltd and Bhutan's Druk Green Power Corp Ltd have entered into an agreement to develop at least 5,000 MW of clean energy in Bhutan...
- + European gas-for-power demand to drop this winter despite rare Nov rise—Europe is set to burn less gas for power generation this winter despite strong gains in early November due to low wind power, S&P Global Commodity...
- + COP29: Japan to align with EU on NCQG, unlikely to oppose CBAM at WTO, says think tank—Japan will broadly align with the European Union on issues around the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate financing at the UN Climate Ch...
- + Venezuela gas complex blast hits heavy crude dilution; power production: report—Production of light crude, upgraded heavy oil and natural gas in Venezuela's eastern fields will be severely compromised until at least February after...
- + Japan's spot electricity price surges 20% as temperatures drop—Spot prices traded on the Japan Electric Power Exchange surged 19.6% for Nov. 19, with the 24-hour day-ahead price soaring to Yen 15.31/kWh from Yen 1...
- + Electricity production in OECD countries rises 1% on year in Aug: IEA—Total net electricity production in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries rose 1.1% year on year to 981.9 TWh in August,...
- + Rising coal consumption may bolster US thermal coal markets in 2025—Rising coal consumption – both global and domestic – may support US thermal coal markets in 2025, multiple US coal miners said. "Demand for thermal co...
- + Russia temporarily bans exports to US of enriched uranium after US curbed imports—Russia has imposed temporary restrictions on the export of enriched uranium to the US, the Russian government said Nov. 15, a move seemingly in respon...
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