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Integration of Renewables
Integration of Renewables This working paper gives an overview of the status and challenges of integrating an increasing share of variable renewables in the People's Republic of China, with a focus on the areas of generation, power transmission, demand-side management and policy. Some of these areas are intertwined with the nature and design of China’s electricity power market and pricing mechanism, which have an impact on the effectiveness of the country’s targets to accommodate larger shares of renewables.
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Status of Power System Transformation 2018 - Technical Annexes
Solar PV Wind Renewable Integration
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Building the Future Transmission Grid
Strategies to navigate supply chain challenges The urgency to expand and modernise the electricity transmission network infrastructure around the world is putting pressure on supply chains.This report explores the evolving landscape of investment in electricity transmission networks and key trends related to the supply chain of key components. Based on a survey of industry stakeholders in 2024 by the International Energy Agency (IEA), it provides insights into how increasing infrastructure needs are affecting prices of components, lead times and related market dynamics.Building on the analysis Electricity Grids and Secure Energy Transitions, this report identifies actionable strategies to address…
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System Integration of Renewables
Wind and solar PV capacity has grown very rapidly in many countries, thanks to supportive policy and dramatic falls in technology cost. By the end of 2016, these technologies – collectively referred to as variable renewable energy (VRE) – had reached double-digit shares of annual electricity generation in fifteen countries. In 2016, VRE share in electricity generation reached nearly 45% in Denmark and about 20% in Ireland and Spain.
By 2022, in large power systems like those of China, India and USA, the share of VRE is expected to double to more than 10%. This report combines selected chapters from three… -
IEA @ COP25
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held in Madrid, with logistical support from the Government of Spain, from 2-13 December 2019. As the global energy authority, the IEA promotes climate action through cutting-edge analysis, data, expertise and policy advice that supports countries, companies and other key stakeholders. IEA analysis is key to tracking progress of global energy transitions towards Paris Agreement goals and helping drive further ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions. A global energy strategy Meeting long-term climate objectives means changing the…
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Partner Country Series - Thailand Electricity Security Assessment
Thailand is a rapidly growing country with a large middle class, and as a result may be undergoing a structural transition, changing the nature and shape of electricity demand in the coming years. Thai energy policy is driven by the three pillars of security, affordability and environmental sustainability. Concerns over fuel diversity underlie all three of these pillars and thus are a major driver of Thailand’s current long-term view of power sector development. Thailand is seeking to diversify its power sector over the next two decades by increasing coal generation and an increase in both domestic and imported…
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Communiqué of the 2019 meeting of the IEA Governing Board at ministerial level
PARIS - The Governing Board, at Ministerial level, has adopted the following Ministerial Communiqué:1. We, the Ministers responsible for Energy of the International Energy Agency (IEA) member states, met in Paris on 5-6 December 2019 for a Ministerial meeting under the Presidency of Mr. Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate, Poland. Discussions were held under the theme “Building the Future of Energy” with the goal of supporting members of the IEA Family achieve clean, sustainable, efficient, modern, affordable and secure energy that gives opportunities for all.2. We welcome Ministers representing Association and Accession Countries, the IEA Energy Business Council…
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Lithuania's legislation on oil security
Introduction Lithuania’s ability to respond to oil supply shortages has a legal basis in the Law on State Stocks of Petroleum Products and Oil, (Law No. IX-986, Law on State Stocks). The Law on Stocks includes secondary legislation regarding procedures to respond to an oil supply disruption, and on maintaining oil emergency stocks. Relevant domestic legislation Relevant European Union legislation Other related links Circumstances triggering operation of the emergency response system The decision-making procedure for activating emergency response measures, as according to Government Resolution 12 (Procedure for Supplying Consumers with Energy and/or Energy Resources in the…
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Medium-Term Oil Market Report 2016
In early 2016 crude oil prices for WTI and Brent fell below $30/bbl for the first time since 2003, having halved in just a few months. In a departure from the past four decades, producers continue to produce and sell what they can, letting the market set the price. Low prices are a major short-term benefit to consumers and will provide a boost to demand growth. But if low prices persist, investments in new supply are cut back – as has been demonstrated recently by a succession of announcements from major companies. Unless the heavily oversupplied oil market can…
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Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report, 2021
Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report, 2021 Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report monitors global, regional and country progress on the three targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7: access to energy and clean cooking, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. It identifies priorities for action and best practices that have proven successful in helping policy makers and development partners understand what is needed to overcome challenges.
The report is produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). The…