Electricity

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Europe’s Electricity Production By Country And Fuel Type

Posted by ETFalpha ⋅ October 23, 2015 ⋅ 1 Comment

By Jeff Desjardins, Visual Capitalist The share of electricity generated by different energy sources has changed significantly in Europe over the last two decades. The major story here is the decline in consumption of fossil fuels. More specifically, the combined share of petroleum products and solid fuels (meaning coal or shale oil) has fallen from 65.1% of … Continue reading →

Africa’s Electrifying Future – Franklin Templeton

Posted by ETFalpha ⋅ January 18, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Franklin Templeton Emerging and frontier markets are a focal point of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which takes place during the week of January 19. One of the sessions, “Achieving Africa’s Growth Agenda,” is of particular interest to me. Our team still believes Africa overall has good long-term potential despite some … Continue reading →

World’s Cheapest Electricity To Be Produced In Dubai

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ January 18, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Sputnik Dubai has launched an ambitious solar power plant project planning to produce up to 1,000 megawatts of the world’s cheapest electricity by 2030. “Dubai Electricity & Water Authority [DEWA] awarded a contract to build the 200-megawatt plant to a group led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power International. The 1.2 billion dirham ($330 million) generating station will be completed in April 2017,” Bloomberg … Continue reading →

Poland To Build State Electricity Champion

Posted by ETFalpha ⋅ January 10, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By BNE IntelliNews Poland plans to merge its four biggest power utilities, the treasury minister announced late on January 8. The plan is just the latest to spook minority shareholders in the state-controlled companies. The ministry has been hinting at the possible consolidation of the sector for over a year, but such an ambitious plan was not … Continue reading →