Industries

India has been more successful at promoting energy security-oriented reforms. Despite the growth witnessed in capacity additions, energy shortages continue to be a challenge for India. Energy infrastructure developments is expected to reduce high transmission and distribution losses. Unbundling of utilities, privatization and liberalization has bee...

Indonesia has huge potential for development of energy resources like coal, geothermal, and gas. The various reforms and policies implemented in energy sectors have accelerated the generation and distribution of energy. Huge investments are required to strengthen and upgrade the distribution network across the country. Indonesia's focus towards nuc...

Economic reforms and the increasing investments have contributed to the growth of the Indonesian economy. The expansion in the transport and industrial sectors have stepped up the energy consumption. The investments in the energy sector is likely to increase as the government is focussing on the development of alternate fuels, renewable energy and ...

Energy efficiency, energy conservation, energy diversification and strengthening the energy infrastructure are some of the goals of Indonesia's energy policy. Indonesia, as a member of the ASEAN, is trying to boost energy efficiency and also increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix to 10.0 percent by 2020. In order to reduce i...

China's energy profile is dominated by coal resulting in environmental concerns. The Chinese Government has focused on a number of areas which are targeted towards diversifying its energy supply. The government encourages the development of renewable energy sources and hydropower. Nuclear power is expected be one of the major energy source as the s...

The recent robust growth of the Indian economy has been based on sound economic fundamentals and the pace is set to continue. India has been more successful at promoting energy security-oriented reforms. The eleventh five year plan (2007-2012) is likely to focus on energy supply through capacity creation and strengthening of the energy infrastructu...

Economic reforms and increased investments have contributed to the rapid growth of Chinese economy. Expansion in the residential, transport and industrial sectors has contributed to the surge in the energy consumption. Investment in energy sector is likely to be focused on capacity additions in hydro and thermal plants, modernization and upgradatio...

The Indian energy industry is moving through a challenging phase. The country's energy demand has been growing at a rapid rate due to growing population, industrialization, urbanization and economic growth. By 2020, Indias demand for commercial energy is expected to increase by more than 2.5 times compared to the 2005 levels. Energy market reform...

Brazilian economy is poised for robust growth due to higher exports and increased inflow of investments there by creating the higher demand for energy in the country. Energy reforms were introduced in Brazil to create competition in the energy industry. These reforms have resulted in institutional changes, which include privatization, elimination o...