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Newsletter February 2021

COVER STORY

Tenaga Berhad Nasional announces Datuk Baharin Din as its new President and CEO

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) announced Datuk Baharin Din's appointment as the New President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Malaysian Government. "Mr. Baharin is appointed by the special shareholder, Minister of Finance (Inc) as President/CEO and non- Independent Executive...

GLOBAL STORIES ON SMART GRID

New York issues final rules to speed development of large renewable en...

Hydrogen value chain to be developed in Japan

World Bank to finance electrification investments in Angola

ComEd Selects Enchanted Rock for Bronzeville Community Microgrid Proje...

Enel Launches 300,000 Smart Meter Rollout in São Paulo&co...

Chandigarh, India Smart City to develop digital door numbers wit...

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Does Virtual Power Plant And ‘G...

World’s Biggest Battery Storage Project Announced by Australian ...

Commission approves 254 Million Euro to support Rehabilitation of Dist...

Spain puts European Recovery Funds into Electric Car Push

E-Newsletter
February 2021

Content

COVER STORY

Tenaga Berhad Nasional announces Datuk Baharin Din as its new President and CEO

GLOBAL STORIES ON SMART GRID

MEMBER UPDATE

SMART GRID EDITORIAL

Texas Blackout Feb. 2021: Deregulation or Climate Change?

UPCOMING EVENTS

International Events

MEMBER UPDATE

Overview Of Sustainable Energy Financing: Challenges And Opportunities

Indonesia is comitted to achieve of 23% Renewable Energy in 2025's National Energy Mix as part of to fulfill the National Energy Policy Target and Paris Agreement. To achieve this target, Renewable development focusing in renewable energy resources which are fast in development and construction ...

NEDO Extends Redox Flow Battery System Project to Conduct an Additional Demonstration of a Microgrid as a Solution to Power Outages in California

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. have installed a redox flow battery (RFB)*1 system for a demonstration project to improve the power quality of the transmission and distribution network in the U.S. state of California. NE...

GSEF SMART GRID EDITORIAL

Texas Blackout Feb. 2021: Deregulation or Climate Change?

As I write this, the recent cold spell in Texas, USA has returned to its normal warm weather. Its power system has now been restored and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board has seen five resignations (including its Chair and Vice Chair) and the firing of its CEO. The recent blackout took a severe toll on people’s lives. Apart from icy conditions and darkness (due to blackouts), other collateral damages in the form of (a) lack of heat, (b) freezing/bursting water pipes, and (c) evacuation of many families having small c...