Ecuador moves ahead in transformation of energy grid with IDB support
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $280 million loan to Ecuador to support transformation of its its enery grid, improvements in energy efficiency and promotion of access to electricity generated from renewable sources. The loan aims to support the country in its climate change goals in the energy sector and help consolidate its fiscal and […]
Ecuador moves ahead in transformation of energy grid with IDB support
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $280 million loan to Ecuador to support transformation of its its enery grid, improvements in energy efficiency and promotion of access to electricity generated from renewable sources. The loan aims to support the country in its climate change goals in the energy sector and help consolidate its fiscal and […]
Days Of Violence Also Scramble Northeast Energy Situation
Following days of rioting that frightened even those of us who remember the 1960’s, a dazed America wakes up in a very different place than before. Still in the midst of civic unrest and a global pandemic, the country also faces a financial and budgetary reality completely different from anything imagined as recently as early […]
Goverment mulls maintaining emergency aid after pandemic
The emergency aid paid by the federal government to informal workers may be maintained even after the pandemic ends, the special secretary of Productivity, Employment, and Competitiveness of the Ministry of the Economy, Carlos Da Costa, told Valor. “Perhaps some programs have come to stay.” The decision depends on the Ministry of Citizenship, according to […]
Energy, Infrastructure And Economic Needs Provide Unique National Opportunity
During the past two months of COVID-19 “lockdown”, the United States has watched 30 million jobs evaporate, incurred an additional $2 trillion dollars of debt, seen our national debt exceed the GDP, and still not fixed our infrastructure. In fighting the coronavirus, the availability of cheap, consistent, and abundant energy has allowed us to fight […]
China’s Great Energy Shift Sets Mega Hybrid Plants in Motion
In China’s latest efforts to pit renewable energy against fossil fuels, it is again betting on size. Resources such as wind and solar don’t stand much of a chance if there isn’t a way to store energy when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. So some of China’s biggest state-owned companies are […]
Future Energy: Zero-Carbon Heating
Fifty years ago, natural gas transformed homes with instant heat and hot water. But the days of gas and other fossil fuels dominating domestic fuels may be numbered. Rapidly evolving policy in the EU is searching for technologies to speed up electrification and decarbonization. Heat pumps could be part of the answer, binding households once […]
Marinho tries to unleash housing and sanitation plans
Amid a recent strife with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, the minister of Regional Development, Rogério Marinho, is facing the mission of unleashing already this month the revamp of housing program My House My Life, which will have a new name, and of negotiating the passage of the legal framework for the water and sanitation services, meant to increase the […]
Non-compliant companies will be prevented from rebalancing concessions
The government will not allow non-compliant airport and highway operators to use the covid-19 pandemic as a “lifeline” for their concessions, warned the Infrastructure Minister Tarcísio Freitas Tuesday morning in an online seminar organized by the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU). The minister’s message was clear: the government admits, based on the opinion of the […]
Public-Private Partnerships Aim To Build Clean Energy Projects In Africa
At least 500 million are living in Africa without access to electricity. The continent needs billions for clean energy projects. One idea is to form a creditworthy intermediary that supports regional market integration and that creates scale to bring down green energy prices. One of the reasons why sub-Saharan Africa has so many without power […]