Questions tagged [energy-independence]
Questions related to a country's independence regarding energy resources, support and/or generation. Tag the related country alongside this tag.
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Did Russia publish a detailed report as to who sabotaged the gas and electricity pipelines to Georgia in 2006? Was Georgia convinced?
In January 2006:
Four explosions on Russia's side of the border created the shortages, Georgian and Russian officials said. The first two occurred at roughly the same time, before sunrise, severing ...
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Why does India import power from neighbouring countries like Bhutan & Nepal when the Indian government has declared India as a power surplus nation?
India has installed power capacity of over 400GW and has declared itself a nation of surplus power. Yet, the official website indicates that the country also imports hydro power from Bhutan and Nepal. ...
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When did EU governments sell their energy industries and grid to the private sector?
Yanis Varoufakis says that complex, secretive and disfavorable market "auction" laws have slowly evolved in the EU to the detriment of consumers and the benefit of energy companies.
The laws ...
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Does France consider an HVDC grid connection to French Guyana?
An aspect that seems to plague the idea of a European supergrid for electricity (i.e. the concept of a renewables-dominated electricity grid with continental or even intercontinental ...
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Why does France resist the Midcat pipeline?
Earlier this month we read that the construction of a gas pipeline between Germany and the Iberian peninsula is strongly supported by Portugal, Germany and Spain. This pipeline should, at least in ...
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What are the political obstacles to the resurrection of the Nabucco pipeline from Iran?
As already reported by another question the Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom has ceased gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria. The problem with alternative supplies is that they are few and ...
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What are the political obstacles to the resurrection of the Nabucco pipeline from Azerbaijan?
As already reported by another question the Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom has ceased gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria. The problem with alternative supplies is that they are few and ...
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US-EU gas deal: has US offered particularly favorable conditions?
One of the major results of the President Biden's latest visit to Europe is signing of the US-EU gas deal, aiming at reducing European dependence on the Russian gas exports: see, e.g., EU signs US gas ...
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Why did EU fail to reduce their dependence on Russian natural gas?
The conflict in Ukraine is escalating and new sanctions are being announced. Some of the news are arguing about the EU's significant dependence on Russian gas.
The following graphic indicates that the ...
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Why was Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria delayed so much?
Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector startup is now set for July 2022 after multiple delays:
The Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, or IGB, -- part of
the much-heralded Southern Gas Corridor -- has been ...
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Why is the US asking OPEC about prices?
I've read an article on WSJ:
Yet his Administration is now imploring the OPEC oil cartel to pump more oil so U.S. gasoline prices don’t rise more than they already have on Mr. Biden’s watch.
That's ...
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What does Texas gain from keeping its electrical grid independent?
A recent article by the Texas Tribune explains why Texas has its own electrical grid:
The Texas Interconnected System — which for a long time was actually operated by two discrete entities, one for ...
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Aspects of September 24, 2020 US House Energy Bill that US Rep. Kinzinger characterized as "barriers to energy use and development"?
The October 7, 2020 video Kinzinger: Addressing the Issues of Clean Energy, Now and for the Future #NuclearMatters on US House member Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) YouTube channel discusses a "partisan ...
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Why does Hungary no longer seem to support the BRUA gas pipeline project?
According to this article, BRUA gas pipeline project seems to be on hold after a surprise decision coming from Hungary:
The Hungarian transmission system operator FGSZ took the European gas
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Why does Germany seem to not favor EU energy independence (from Russia)?
Following US newest sanctions towards Russia, Germany reacted against this new wave of sanctions:
Germany threatened on Friday to retaliate against the United States if
new sanctions on Russia ...
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