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5 TRENDS FOR 2019 IN ENERGY AND CONNECTED INDUSTRIES (ZF) / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

In a synthetic article trying to anticipate the main directions in 2019, Ziarul Financiar includes 5 trends in the energy industry.

13.01.2019 ·

THE DAM PRICE OF ELECTRICITY ON MONDAY WAS OVER 25% HIGHER THAN THE REGIONAL LEVELS / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

The price of energy in Romania on the Day Ahead Market was on Monday the highest in the region, at a difference of over 25% compared to other countries with which Romania is coupled, according to data posted on the website of the market operator OPCOM. The situation maintained on Tuesday, but the price differential in Hungary fell sharply to around 2%.

13.01.2019 · ROMANIA

EPG QUESTIONS THE CONSUMPTION FORECASTED IN THE ROMANIAN NECP DRAFT / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

In a first analysis of Romania’s Integrated National Energy Climate Plan (NECP) draft, which has just been launched in public debate for a few weeks, the Energy Policy Group (EPG) experts note that “in general, the NECP draft suffers from a lack transparency and rigor as regards the analytical basis and the necessary methodological clarifications”. The main shortcomings, according to the EPG, are the excessively optimistic estimation of the increase in energy demand at national level in the coming decade and the assumption of a target on the share of renewable energies far below the collective target decided at the level of the European Union.

13.01.2019 · ROMANIA

JULIAN POPOV: COAL REGIONS HAVE STRONG COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

We challenged Mr. Julian Popov to comment the current situation for the coal-based power generation sectors in Romania and Bulgaria; what we got was a spectacular overview of the energy landscape in the region, and in Europe. Mr. Popov displayed a complex, but clean-cut description, where renewables are ready to jump in to save the coal regions from nothingness, natural gas has a good future, but a rather short one, large national projects should be replaced by market integration, and all strategies ought to begin from energy efficiency for reduced energy poverty, improved air quality and increased energy security.

13.01.2019 · ROMANIA

FRANCOIS-REGIS MOUTON (IOGP): IF EVERYTHING IS SET RIGHT, INVESTORS WILL COME / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

With over 80 members around the world, the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers – IOGP – represents most of the world’s leading publicly traded, private and state-owned oil and gas companies, industry associations and major Upstream service companies. When we met in Bruxelles, few weeks ago, Mr. Francois-Regis Mouton – IOGP EU Affairs Director, spoke about Europe’s rising dependence on imports of oil and gas. At the same time, he noted that Europe is still an exploration hotspot, as it yields some of best E&P results globally! In this context, Romania could become net exporter, based on its over 200 bcm gas potential at the Black Sea, under the condition the country granted legal framework fit for purpose and stable for FIDs to be taken – interconnectivity, market liberalization, and stable taxation included.

13.01.2019 · EU

ENERGY PROJECTS IN RURAL AREAS MUST CONSIDER WILLINGNESS TO PAY / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

Despite at least a decade of global attention, private sector initiatives to provide electricity in rural communities have had little success. Surprisingly, evidence shows that even when disposable income is sufficient, people are often not willing to pay for energy products and services. Projects that provide appliances like solar lanterns, torches, and televisions, for example, were not sustainable within low-income clientele, due to low willingness to pay. On the other hand, sustainability and profitability are higher when energy projects provide appliances of higher tangible value in the eyes of the users. Integrating willingness to pay measurements into the initial phase of rural projects design can lead to more sustainable and profitable projects for private sector companies. In this article, we demonstrate how willingness to pay can be integrated into the process of designing a business model for a rural energy project in a community in Western Uganda.

13.01.2019 · ROMANIA

ARMED PEACEKEEPERS NO LONGER NEEDED: TURKISH CYPRUS

The foreign minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has called for turning the UN peacekeeping mission on the island into a civilian mission.

13.01.2019 · TURKISH_CYPRUS

TURKISH BUSINESSPEOPLE URGED TO FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA

Turkey’s Vice President on Saturday called on Turkish businesspeople to focus on Latin America for investments.

13.01.2019 · TURKEY

SMALL OFFERING FOR NEXT NOME AUCTION PROMPTS REACTION / ENERGYPRESS.EU

Electricity market players, especially vertically integrated companies, have raised objections to a subdued electricity amount of 240 MWh/h decided on by RAE, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, for the year’s first NOME auction, scheduled for January 23, as well as the failure, so far, by authorities to decide on export restrictions concerning electricity amounts acquired at these auctions.

13.01.2019 · GREECE

IPTO AIMING FOR CRETE-ATHENS LINK TENDER WITHIN FEBRUARY / ENERGYPRESS.EU

Ariadne Interconnector, Greek power grid operator IPTO’s subsidiary established as an SPV for the development of the Crete-Athens electricity grid interconnection, expects to be ready to launch a tender covering all the project’s segments by the end of February, IPTO officials have informed.

13.01.2019 · GREECE

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