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WEC intensifies Central and Eastern Europe activities
The WEC is set to intensity its members’ activities in Central and Eastern Europe. At the recent WEC Central and Eastern Europe regional meeting, held in Bucharest during 18–20 March, WEC member committees agreed to establish the regional meeting as a regular gathering, to take place every year. Every second meeting will be held within [...]
Posted on 15 April 2013
China and Russia commit to World Energy Congress
SEOUL – 7 May 2013: The Chinese and Russian governments have committed to sending high-level delegations to the World Energy Congress in South Korea in October. The Organising Committee for the 2013 World Energy Congress said it had been notified that China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) would send a ministerial-level delegation to the event and [...]
Posted on 7 May 2013
Interview: Prof Jonathan Stern on the future for natural gas markets
Natural gas markets are in a state of flux. Professor Jonathan Stern, who spoke at a WEC Italy conference about the latest on gas, shares his views on what the future might hold. How will the European gas consumption evolve in this decade? We need to specify the countries and years we are talking [...]
Posted on 15 April 2013
Estonian energy sector urged to diversify energy mix
– by Mihkel Härm, WEC Estonia Estonia must work harder to diversify its energy mix, a conference held by WEC Estonia in Tallinn was told. Estonia ranks 35 out of the 94 countries assessed in the World Energy Council’s recent Energy Sustainability Index, a rise of three places from the previous year.  The Index assesses countries [...]
Posted on 10 February 2013
New World Energy Council report identifies the critical issues holding back the transition of the global energy sector
NEW DELHI – Continued uncertainty in the future direction of climate frameworks, political instability of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, energy price volatility, and the global economic recession are what energy leaders consider as the top ‘insomnia’ issues driving the world energy agenda this year, according to the 2013 World Energy Issues [...]
Posted on 7 February 2013