AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEnergy Price Shock: European gas briefly topped €100/MWh for the first time since 2022 as the Iran conflict, low inventories and winter demand rattled markets. The World Bank forecasts energy prices will rise 32% this year, with global oil supply projected to fall 5.2%; oil also climbed after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery. Grid Investment: The U.S. DOE approved a $5.1 billion loan for Alliant Energy projects in Iowa and Wisconsin, including new gas generation and 1 GW of storage, with the utility projecting more than $1 billion in customer savings. Power Reliability: Nigeria has paid N1.2 trillion of a N2.3 trillion power-sector debt and plans to expand transmission capacity, as outages leave the Visayas grid in the Philippines short of supply. Renewables: The Philippines expects at least 1,000 MW of clean energy in Mindanao over the next three years; in Nigeria, qualifying solar users can now earn bill credits for surplus power exported to the grid. Nuclear Fuel: U.S. regulators’ staff recommended a license for Global Laser Enrichment’s planned $1.76 billion uranium facility in Kentucky, a step toward re-enriching spent nuclear fuel.
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