“Stand-alone power systems, which are usually a combination of solar, batteries and a back-up generator, are getting cheaper and more sophisticated. In contrast, supplying customers using poles and wires in remote areas can be very costly.”

The Brazilian government has approved a BRL15.6bn (US$2.9bn) loan to support the Brazilian power sector

Blockchain’s primary value is providing mathematical proof about the state of data, so that different parties to a transaction can agree on the outcome even if they do not know or trust each other.

Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”) announces that its Chilean subsidiaries Enel Chile S.A. (“Enel Chile”) and Enel Generación Chile S.A. (“Enel Generación Chile”) have informed the market that their Boards of Directors have decided to accelerate the closure of Bocamina coal-fired power plant, located in Coronel.

Brent fell 53 cents, or 1.5%, to $35.64, WTI was down 50 cents, or 1.5%, at $33.85.

The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.7% to 3,845.61

The euro zone economy is likely to shrink between 8% and 12% this year

The blue-chip FTSE 100 added 1.1%,

India's economic growth was expected to slip

U.S. domestic consumption of natural gas in 2020 will fall 3.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d)

U.S. liquefied natural gas exports are down

Russian coal exports may fall by 10 to 22% in 2020

In December 2019, Russia officially started to supply gas to China through the 3,000 km-long Power of Siberia gas pipeline project.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reported earnings of $3.6 billion ($1.93 per share - diluted) for first quarter 2020,

Brent were up nearly 1.7%, or 61 cents to $36.14, WTI gained 3.4%, or $1.12, to $34.37 a barrel