Sri Lanka’s energy sector has undergone a significant transformation in recent decades, as growth in the economy and population have eroded the country’s capacity to meet its energy needs via hydropower, strained the national grid and pushed thermal generation to dominate the industry. Although it benefits from an abundant supply of renewable energy, electricity shortages and rising fuel...
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As the government continues its expansive reform agenda with Vision 2025, Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to record moderate improvements in 2018.
Economic update | Abu Dhabi to begin auctioning oil and gas exploration and production concessions
17 May 2018
Breaking with tradition, Abu Dhabi has announced it will begin holding open bids for new oil and gas concessions as part of its broader strategy to maximise returns and boost the sustainability of its hydrocarbons industry.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Nabil Smida, Chairman and CEO, Société Nationale de Distribution des Pétroles AGIL: Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2018
Interviews & Viewpoints | Moncef Harrabi, Chairman, Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG): Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2018
Articles & Analysis | Large-scale solar energy project in Tunisia will export electricity to Europe from The Report: Tunisia 2018
In an effort to address high energy production costs and increase the use of renewable sources, a delayed project to build Tunisia’s first large-scale solar energy farm is now under way. The farm, set to be developed by UK firm TuNur, was approved in 2012, not long after the country’s revolution. Ongoing political and economic instability led...