The energy sector reached a milestone in 2012 as crude oil production surpassed 1m barrels per day. Colombia’s current generation capacity of 14,420 MW is supplied primarily by hydroelectric power, which accounts for just over two-thirds of the total, with the remainder coming primarily from natural gas- and coal-fired thermoelectric plants. Since 2008 natural gas production has seen private...
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Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Colombia 2013
Outperforming the majority of its regional peers, Colombia has experienced steady economic growth in the past decade registering GDP growth averaging over 4%, a rate set to continue in 2013.
Un nouvel accord avec la Libye pourrait aider la Tunisie à répondre à la demande à court terme en combustibles fossiles, et relancer le projet de construction de la raffinerie de Skhira, chiffré à 2 milliards de dollars.
Looking to maximise the benefit of its hydrocarbons reserves, Oman is investing in downstream oil-and-gas activities, including a new petrochemicals plant and an expansion at one of its refineries.
Los gobiernos de todo el mundo están incluyendo cada vez más a las fuentes renovables de energía como parte de sus estrategias energéticas a largo plazo, pues se ha reconocido que los combustibles fósiles no sólo son finitos, sino que su uso también puede resultar perjudicial para el medio ambiente. México se ha situado a la vanguardia de esta tendencia.
Economic update | Jordan: Power plans pose challenges
26 Jul 2013
While Jordan has had some success in meeting the requirements of its $2bn stand-by arrangement with the IMF, fulfilling its promise to lower electricity subsidies as part of a larger plan to reduce losses at the state power utility and improve the government’s fiscal position is proving more of a challenge.