January 2021

Some of the country's largest energy customers, including Amazon, Facebook, General Motors, McDonald's, PepsiCo, Target and Walmart have called on the federal government to implement "strong and specific national policies" to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon dioxide emissions power sector

Coal-based power generation accounted for nearly 79 per cent of the country’s total generation on January 22, the day when all-India peak power demand surged to a record high of 187.3 GW.

As we aim to exit the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis it has triggered we must face a greater threat – that of a changing climate.

Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) plans to invest the equivalent of 20 billion dollars in five years in the sector through the 2021-2025 Business Plan, which is circulating here.

The two wind power plants, which will be powered by 200 turbines, have a total investment value of US$1.3bn.

In December 2020, the French government selected an area located 32 km off the coast of Cotentin (Normandy) to build a 1 GW offshore wind project.

Brent rose 34 cents, or 0.6%, to $55.75 a barrel. WTI was up 37 cents, or 0.7%, at $52.64.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 4.4 million barrels to 486.6 million barrels.

Japan crude oil imports decreased by 16% to 2.5 mb/d in 2020

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2%.