Pipelines, Storage & Power
Gas to Power Zimbabwe IPP redesign pushed back to next year
Zimbabwe’s regulator has delayed reforms for independent power producers, but the country desperately needs electricity.
Storage China NOCs scramble to shore up winter supplies
Keen to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing shortfalls that struck Beijing last winter, China’s biggest gas producer and top LNG importer are going all-out to boost supply.
Strong Italian demand boosts TransMed volumes
North African pipeline deliveries to Europe rose by 2.6% in Week 47 as a result of strong demand caused by low temperatures
22 November 2016
Industry backs hydrogen heating
Converting natural gas networks to use hydrogen could result in lower CO2 emissions and reduced costs, according to new research.
22 November 2016US gas in storage hits record high
Working gas in storage in the United States had reached a record high of 113.7 billion cubic metres as of 4 November.
17 November 2016Engie strengthens Chinese cooperation
France’s Engie and China’s Chongqing Energy Investment Group are working on strengthening cooperation and enhancing their existing work on gas distributed energy.
17 November 2016Russia-EU-Ukraine gas talks to restart soon
Trilateral gas negotiations between Russia, the EU and Ukraine are set to relaunch soon, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told journalists on Wednesday.
17 November 2016France to close all coal-fired power by 2023 – Hollande
France’s President Francois Hollande announced at COP22 in Marrakesh this week that his country will shut down all of its coal-fired power plants no later than 2023.
17 November 2016Brussels sets the bar high for capacity markets
France’s capacity mechanism has received European Commission approval after becoming the first to open up to foreign participation.
17 November 2016Gas and renewables set for strongest growth – IEA
The IEA predicts rapid growth in gas and renewables will be needed to meet the world’s growing energy demand and curb greenhouse gas emissions.
17 November 2016Brussels OKs Greek support for renewables and cogeneration
The European Commission has approved Greece’s support scheme for renewable electricity and high-efficiency cogenration under EU state aid rule.
16 November 2016China to add 50 GW of new gas-fired power
China plans to add 50 GW of gas-fired power generation capacity by 2020, bringing total to 110 GW.
16 November 2016Energy projects should unite rather than divide – Aliyev
Energy and transport projects initiated by Azerbaijan are aimed at regional security and development, President Ilham Aliyev has said.
16 November 2016
Coal-gas switching buoys China import growth
China’s gas imports have picked up strongly from last year and are on course to hit new highs for the fourth quarter as winter sets in.
16 November 2016Italy’s Snam Rete sees profits drop
Italian gas network operator Snam Rete saw its earnings before interest and taxes drop by 12% in the first nine months of 2016.
16 November 2016Heating demand keeps Chinese LNG prices rising
Chinese wholesale LNG prices averaged $8.26/MMBtu last week, up slightly from the previous week as heating-related gas demand maintained momentum.
16 November 2016Philippines approves grid impact studies for new power plants
The government of the Philippines has given the green light to 11 power projects to start grid impact studies.
15 November 2016Bulgaria and Romania link pipeline networks
Bulgaria and Romania opened a 25 km gas pipeline linking their networks in a move intended to reduce dependence on Russia.
15 November 2016African pipeline exports to Europe keep growing
North African deliveries to Europe continued to grow in Week 46, reaching 883.2 MMcm. This was a week-on-week rise of 2.7% but a 42% rise over the same week in 2015.
15 November 2016New pipeline to open up India’s eastern market
Eastern India’s gas market should see a boost from a $2 billion pipeline planned for the region, but long-term pricing reform may still be needed.
15 November 2016Japan reconsiders pipeline link with Russia
Japanese lawmakers are reconsidering a plan to build a $6.7 billion gas pipeline from Russia ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
14 November 2016EIB lends €105 mln to German gas-fired power plant
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a €105 million loan towards financing a gas-fired power plant in the German city of Kiel.
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