Energy Prices

Venezuela operation reflects a long-held desire to leverage military might into control over energy—though falling prices are hurting U.S. producers.

India's electricity sector has long been hobbled by politics, subsidies and inefficiency. The Centre's proposed reforms aim to change that—by holding regulators to account, enabling real competition and pushing states to act. But can they overcome the resistance that short-circuited progress before?

The plan is straight out of the Cold War playbook, Leslie Palti-Guzman writes in a guest commentary.

The reason there is concern about the Middle East crisis is the price of oil, especially if energy infrastructure is hit in the war or if the movement of vessels across the Strait of Hormuz is impacted, according to Jyotivardhan Jaipuria, founder and MD of Valentis Advisors.

Real-time electricity prices on the Indian Energy Exchange have hit record lows, dropping to near zero amid unexpected rains and weak demand. While the impact on consumer tariffs is limited for now, sustained low prices could influence future power costs.

The International Energy Agency raised its forecast for this year's oil-demand growth but slightly trimmed next year's estimates, citing the impact of China's economic slowdown on consumption.

Data centres are fuelling demand for natural gas—for now

Austria, Hungary and Slovakia are particularly dependent on it