Argentina is expected to sign a five-year US$35bn infrastructure programme with China.

The country's installed capacity is expected to increase by 38% from around 200 GW in 2021 to 275 GW in 2031, with 83% of renewables and 17% of non-renewables.

Enel Green Power (EGP) added 5,120 MW of new renewable power capacity in 2021 (+65% compared to 2020), including 220 MW of battery capacity.

“the Iraqi-Saudi cooperation is not limited to the electrical connection only, but rather it is the beginning of a joint collective action,” Iraqi News Agency reported, citing the Prince.

Brazil's electricity demand increased by 4.1% in 2021 to an average of 64.7 GW, according to Cámara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica (CCEE).

Trade unions at the French energy giant EDF are calling for strike action next week over government measures designed to control fuel bill rises, which the company estimates could cost it as much as EUR8.4 billion (USD9.5 billion).

In 2022, the country is expected to commission 2,950 MW of power capacity and to build 4,632 km of transmission lines.

The country aims to raise the solar and wind capacity to 8,000 MW by 2026.

China's raw coal production increased by 4.7% to 4.07 Gt in 2021 and imports grew by 6.6% to 320 Mt,

Indonesia was expected to reach a 14.5% target of renewables in its energy mix by 2021

Canada’s current energy and economic profile presents both challenges and opportunities in achieving these targets given its profile as a major producer, consumer and exporter of energy, and its northern climate.

After small drop in 2020, global electricity demand grew by 6% in 2021. It was the largest ever annual increase in absolute terms (over 1 500 TWh) and the largest percentage rise since 2010 after the financial crisis.

«В энергосистеме страны к сегодняшнему моменту уже работает порядка 4,5 ГВт генерирующих объектов ВИЭ, и это только солнечная и ветровая энергетика. Если говорить о «большой» гидрогенерации, по которой Россия является одним из мировых лидеров, она составляет 20,8% установленных мощностей российской энергетики»,

Homeowners in Sweden have already started adopting strategies to lower their consumption — turning down the heating, closing off rooms, using alternative heat sources like wood log burners and wearing thick woolly socks.

The country's installed capacity reached 99.8 GW by the end of 2021 (up from over 96 GW in late 2020).