Energy

Europe will move beyond fossil fuels, but it will not move beyond the need for molecules

Energy Ana Palacio - September 30, 2026.

When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was delivering her State of the Union address in Strasbourg, I was in Washington at a meeting...

Has China kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal power plants?

Energy TA | AP Insight - September 26, 2026.

Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to stop funding overseas coal power plants in an effort to help curb...

Italy greenlights a return to nuclear energy

Energy TA | AP Insight - September 23, 2026.

Italy’s Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation paving the way for a return to nuclear power nearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster...

Africa's biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership

Energy TA | AP Insight - September 14, 2026.

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership Monday with plans to raise $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa’s...

Why did the energy mega-project in Central Asia effectively fail?

Energy Djoomart Otorbaev - August 19, 2026.

For a major infrastructure project to succeed, it must be underpinned by sustained political support and sound economics. When political and strategic considerations are allowed to...

How can Africa overcome its energy curse?

Energy Rabah Arezki - Michael L. Ross - August 2, 2026.

Africa is facing one of the world’s great energy windfalls. The continent holds roughly 125 billion barrels of confirmed oil reserves and more than 620...

Gulf oil producers ready to invest billions to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Energy TA | AP Insight - July 23, 2026.

Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few...

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