At the centre of Thailand’s economic growth, the energy sector is using progressively diverse means to meet the continually increasing demand for energy sources. The country’s growing industrial capacity, ongoing urbanisation and organic population growth are all contributing to rising domestic energy intensity – a trend that policymakers have addressed in a recently unveiled power development...
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Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Thailand 2017
Despite considerable geopolitical volatility, Thailand’s economy remains well diversified, stable and poised for expansion in 2017.
After facing headwinds such as depressed international energy prices, and rising debt and fiscal imbalances, Trinidad and Tobago’s economic recession appears to be turning a corner, with GDP growth projected to climb to 0.3% in 2017 and 3.4% in 2018. As one of the largest and most diversified economies in the English-speaking Caribbean, the country is beginning to benefit from the new administration’s process of fiscal adjustment and economic diversification, spurred on by an ambitious public works pipeline.
Economic update | Papua New Guinea taps renewables and gas to satisfy growing energy demand
23 Jun 2017
Rising demand and a need to boost connectivity to the national grid are driving rapid expansion in Papua New Guinea’s electricity sector, with a range of sources tapped to meet the government’s power access targets.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Francisco José Lloreda, President, Colombian Petroleum Association: Interview from The Report: Colombia 2017
What steps are being taken to improve investor confidence in Colombia’s oil and gas industry as legal uncertainties prevail in the sector?
Articles & Analysis | Renewable sources to bring clean energy to Colombia from The Report: Colombia 2017
In recent years Latin American nations have enthusiastically embraced renewable energy sources, and a total of $16.5bn has been invested in the segment across the continent. In November 2016 Chile inaugurated the $343m, 196-MW El Romero solar power plant, which provides enough power to fuel a city of 1m people; while Costa Rica ran on entirely...