ISO-NE (ISO New England) said Tuesday that demand on the grid was the lowest it had ever recorded since the RTO began operations in 1997. The 6,814-MW demand between 2 and 3 p.m. shattered the previous record, 7,580 MW, set May 1, 2022. ✏️: John Cropley #EnergyTwitter #EnergyMarkets

#Nepal and #Bangladesh advance cooperation on Cross-border Energy Trade - moving towards an integrated electricity market in #BBIN #OneSouthAsia myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/boosting-…

How can we create an enabling environment to attract private #ClimateFinancing & tackle Africa's electricity supply crisis? WorldBank & #ESMAP gathered policy makers, development partners & regional institutions to discuss opportunities for #SustainableEnergy in Southern Africa.

Glad to being able to contribute to organizing it under the leadership of Wendy Hughes, Marie Marie-Nelly, Julia Fraser, and Erik Fernstrom. Hope it leads to something big with tangible results in addressing the energy challenges in #Africa! #regionaltrade #electricity

“No transition without transmission” (c) ✊️

G7 ENERGY COMMUNIQUE: There were some serious diplomatic language contortions in Japan over the weekend to get the G7 energy and climate change statement out. A whole 36 pages. Note the new language about natural gas and LNG investments. Full document: env.go.jp/content/000127…

World of Engineering Crazy that this is still so different in 2023

New Record: On April 16th, the State of Texas reached a new peak of 12.28 GW of solar power production. This signifies a 10x increase over the past 5 years, establishing solar energy as the fastest-growing electricity source in ERCOT #Solar #CleanEnergy #Texas

[WATCH]: Briefing members of the media on the progress regarding the implementation of the Energy Action Plan.

The draft SA #RenewableEnergy Masterplan (#SAREM), aimed at driving the industrial & inclusive development of RE & #battery value chains in SA, is out for public comment. Read here: bit.ly/3XWhPT5 and send your inputs to the @DMRE_ZA

I have re-joined #Africa energy unit of the #WorldBank in a new role of Lead Energy Specialist. I will focus on leading #energy sector engagement in #SouthAfrica and regional energy integration efforts in the Southern African Power Pool (#SAPP) region. linkedin.com/posts/mirlan-a…

In South Africa, households with access to #electricity for lighting increased from 58,1% in 1996 to 94,7% in 2022. Read more here: census.statssa.gov.za/#/ #StatsSA #SACensus2022 #Census2022

Our board just approved a budgetary support operation in South Africa, backing Government-designed reforms to advance #EnergySecurity and low carbon #EnergyTransition worldbank.org/en/news/press-… via WorldBank

Finally, the Eskom week-on-week energy availability factor EAF breaks the 60% barrier, reaching 60.46% in Week 42, 2023, and defying the usual declining trend as we head toward mid summer, as Kusile Units 1, 2 and 3 return to service after being broken down for over a year.

🔋Welcome the 6 new partners of the Energy Storage Partnership! UN Development African Development Bank Group International Solar Alliance Power Africa USAID, Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics & E-Governance of Belize & Jordanian Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources↓ esmap.org/Energy_Storage…

This may affect massively and the emerging #SouthAfrica #electricity #market design needs to take into account

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A regional electricity market could spur economic growth and improve #EnergyEfficiency across #SouthAsia. Shared power => accelerating the #GreenEnergy transition across South Asia. Read this blog by by Cecile Fruman and Pankaj Gupta: wrld.bg/pHV350R6sXx

Honored to be a part of the conversation to reflect on what has worked, what has not, and what to focus on going forward #OperationVulindlela

Pleased to support grid investments & battery storage to integrate renewables in the energy mix. We are committed to ⁦⁦Botswana Government⁩ efforts towards a secure, affordable and sustainable energy future. ⁦Ministry Of Finance⁩ ⁦Ministry of Minerals & Energy⁩ worldbank.org/en/news/press-…