AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoOil and Security: Brent crude surged above $110 a barrel as Middle East tensions and the Russia-Ukraine war raised supply concerns; tanker attacks have increased, though oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have held up. Russian strikes knocked out power to more than one million people in Ukraine, with repairs restoring service to many. Renewables: Victoria approved plans for a 1.5-gigawatt wind farm with two battery systems, pending federal review. Lebanon’s Power Grid: Qatar will finance and operate an electricity project, starting with a solar plant developed with TotalEnergies, to help modernize the country’s strained power system. India’s Energy Shift: India has reached its goal of getting half its installed power capacity from non-fossil sources five years early; BloombergNEF expects the share to exceed 60% by 2028. Nuclear Power: The United States is backing efforts to restart three shuttered plants, aiming to add 2.25 gigawatts of electricity amid rising demand from data centers.
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