How the Energy System is Structured The Ministry of Economy is responsible for formulating energy policy in Poland. It recently released its energy policy for 2030 which states that Poland is oriented to the fulfillment of EU-climate energy policy. Its top priority is energy efficiency improvement. It seeks to “achieve further development of the Polish...
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Nigeria Energy Production Trends
How the Energy System Is Structured The development of the energy sector in Nigeria is currently based on/guided by several national policies, programmes and initiatives, and these govern the generation and distribution practices of energy companies. The relevant policies and programmes include (GOPA International Energy Consultants, 2014): National Electric Power Policy (NEPP), 2001—guides changes to...
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Mexican Energy Production Trends
How The Energy System Is Structured The energy sector in Mexico is managed by the Ministry of Energy. It is divided in two subsectors: hydrocarbons and electricity. Both are operated through the whole productive chain by two state-owned companies, called “productive state enterprises.” PEMEX (Mexican Petroleum) is in charge of the hydrocarbons; electricity is mainly...
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Japan Energy Production Trends
How The Energy System Is Structured The key points of the current energy policy of the Japanese government are: to locate nuclear power on important base-load power sources, by introducing the government’s new regulations, which are stronger than before to increase the renewable energies to promote technological development like low-carbon emission power plants The basic...
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Indonesia Energy Production Trends
How the Energy System is Structured Indonesia’s electrical grid and distribution is owned and managed by Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), which simply translates to ‘State Electricity Company’. It is Indonesia’s only fully-integrated power utility company. Until 2002, PLN held a monopoly on distribution, but Law No 20/2002 called for an end to the monopoly. This...
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India Energy Production Trends
How India’s Energy System Is Structured India’s energy policy-making is highly fragmented and decentralized, which is reflective of a tradition of federalism. The country’s energy laws can be broadly placed under two categories, one dealing with laws relating to coal, petrol and gas, which are derived from minerals, and the other with laws relating to...
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Germany Energy Production Trends
How The Energy System Is Structured As one of Europe’s most populous states and dominant economic players, Germany’s energy demand is the largest in the region. It is also a net exporter of energy, mainly supplying energy to markets in Austria and the Netherlands. Energy policy is governed by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs...
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France Energy Production Trends
How The Energy System Is Structured In France, there are companies that produce and provide energy to consumers (e.g. ENGIE and EDF) and companies that are only providers but do not produce the energy (e.g. Planète Oui, which provides only renewable energy). As well, some companies are only dedicated to the production of renewable energy...
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China Energy Production Trends
How The Energy System Is Structured The energy policy of China is a policy decided on by the Central Government. Ensuring adequate energy supply to sustain economic growth has been a core concern of the Chinese government since 1949. China has been taking action on climate change for some years; on June 4, 2007, China’s...
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Canada Energy Production Trends
How Energy Production is Structured The federal government shares responsibility with the provinces for energy, environmental protection, and trade. The main federal energy regulatory agencies are the National Energy Board (NEB) and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The NEB regulates hydrocarbons, pipelines and international power lines as well as exports of oil, gas, natural gas liquids...