scholarly journals Afghanistan as an emerging regional energy hub

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Mir Sayed Shah Danish ◽  
Tomonobu Senjyu ◽  
Hameedullah Zaheb ◽  
Najib Rahman Sabory ◽  
Mikaeel Ahamadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Trade Policies ◽  
Energy Hub ◽  
Regional Energy ◽  
Energy Trade ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Balance Energy ◽  
Energy Provider ◽  
Energy Sharing

The enormous potential supply of energy in central Asia offers an excellent opportunity to establish international energy-sharing agreements, mitigate political instability, and improve regional socio-economic development. Pakistan and India have increasingly relied on energy imported from Middle and Central Asia to meet frequent energy shortages. Afghanistan has played a central role in recent efforts to balance energy trade among regional countries with an emerging opportunity as an emerging energy hub. This study considers what energy trade policies and strategies are needed to transform Afghanistan from energy consumer to energy provider. This analysis summarizes multi-disciplinary approaches that target geopolitics, economic, trade, management, institutional, environmental, and technical aspects. This study avoided a commentary description of the subject. The overriding objective of this study is addressing key solutions to enable Afghanistan as a leading stakeholder of the energy hub in the region countries. The finding of this study is outlined in 30 recommendations. Beneficiaries and stakeholders also express increasing concern about Afghanistan’s current security and political stability. This brief study can inform students, researchers, scholars, and interested policymakers with the recent trends and future outlook.

Branding a Potential Energy Hub as National Interest in the Eastern Mediterranean

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-39
Author(s):  
Vasileios Balafas ◽  
Efstathios T. Fakiolas
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
International System ◽  
National Interest ◽  
Energy Hub ◽  
Regional Energy ◽  
Chess Game ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Energy Issues

As the global energy demand has been growing, the balance of the international system seems to shudder. Energy issues have become pivotal for national strategy. For example, Russia is challenging US primacy by using its energy resources, the US is trying to become an oil and gas net exporter, and China is striving to ensure influence in rich natural resources territories to secure energy supplies for its development. The authors argue that energy issues have set up a new chessboard of power on which countries improve their status, no matter whether they are energy importers or exporters. Such countries as Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and Egypt are pursuing, without being major energy producers, to brand themselves as ideal regional “energy hubs” to serve national interest. Self-branding is not only a matter of declaration. It is primarily a matter of the energy major players recognizing this branding. It is this recognition that is the decisive moment that the countries concerned tip over the energy chess game by turning their aspirations into something more than an energy supply issue.

Infrastructure to boost Ivory Coast post-poll growth

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Domestic Demand ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Infrastructure Investment ◽  
Special Investigation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electoral Violence ◽  
Energy Hub ◽  
Regional Energy

Subject Outlook for infrastructure in Ivory Coast Significance Minister for Petroleum and Energy Adama Toungara last month stated that Ivory Coast needs to invest 20 billion dollars in power infrastructure to 2030 to meet domestic demand and become a regional energy hub. The projection follows pledges from President Alassane Ouattara to accelerate infrastructure investment if he secures a second term in the October presidential elections. Impacts The Special Investigation and Examination Cell's failure to bring any 2010-11 atrocities to court will hurt trust in the judicial system. Opposition hardliners supporting former President Laurent Gbagbo could boycott the poll, risking some electoral violence. However, moderate mainstream opposition represents a larger constituency and is unlikely to opt for violence. Ouattara will avoid pushing reforms that affect the commercial interests of senior military figures, deferring reforms to the gold sector.

A ‘Regional Energy Hub’ for achieving a low-carbon energy transition

Energy Policy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 376-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burak Guler ◽  
Emre Çelebi ◽  
Jatin Nathwani
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Hub ◽  
Regional Energy ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

scholarly journals The potential of building integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems for reducing the energetic impact of Italian supermarkets

2021 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 08020
Author(s):  
Alessandro Franco ◽  
Giacomo Cillari ◽  
Fabio Fantozzi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Food Stores ◽  
Energy Hub ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Analogous Composition ◽  
Pv Generation ◽  
Energy Sharing

In the perspective of sustainable cities, urbanist and planners have to deal with a constantly increasing penetration of renewable energy systems (RES) in the urban structure: in tertiary sector, retail and supermarket stores as particularly energy-intensive compounds play a core role in this scenario, as they are often characterized by similar kinds of structures mostly, large surfaces and a single floor, and analogous composition of energy loads. Most of the current research focuses on energy efficiency, but these buildings are particularly interesting for a systematic application of PhotoVoltaic (PV) generation technology as the energy uses associated with them are mainly electrical, in connection with air conditioning and food cooling. This article analyses the energy consumption in the supermarket sector for the sale of food. After an analysis of the main energy consumption parameters, standard solutions for the sizing of PV systems are proposed based on different design objectives, highlighting the potential of each proposed solution. Results show that a high percentage of self-consumption can be achieved, and that a battery storage set at a mean daily PV potential production level (4 kWh/kW in the case) perfectly suits to reach a self-sufficiency between 50-70%. Retail and food stores have proven to be a perfect promoter for PV diffusion either in a high self-consumption configuration, or turning them into energy hub for mobility to building or energy sharing policies.

scholarly journals Factoring Central Asia in the Russia-India Energy Trade

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 208-227
Author(s):  
A. Dhaka ◽  
M. Dmitrieva
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
High Exposure ◽  
Syrian Crisis ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Religious Extremism ◽  
Arms Trade ◽  
Major Player ◽  
Energy Trade ◽  
Central Asian Republics

The article looks into the Russia-India energy trade potential and its strategic significance with a particular focus on the Central Asian energy trade. Russia has become a major player in the energy market and its handling of Syrian crisis has enhanced its position in the Middle East that has impact on oil market and production scenario. India has been a growing at a rate of above 5% and its energy needs have been substantial. India and Russia share a very special relationship due to long-standing cultural and political ties and this has been a facilitator to India’s energy security needs. The Central Asian Republics hold a special position for Russia and India in terms of strategic security across South and Central Asian region. The two countries not only deeply connect themselves with the region but also find it necessary to preserve the region from religious extremism and terrorism that is worsened by the narcotics and arms trade. The Central Asian republics are a house to some of the world’s largest natural gas reserves and they have been exporting it large volumes through pipelines. However, the approach has not materialised as South Asia due to the Afghanistan situation. Therefore, Russia remains an important route to access energy resources from Eurasia and Central Asia in particular. India also has high exposure to the maritime energy trade with Africa and Latin America countries that contribute to the counting opportunity cost for accessing Central Asian energy. The paper highlights the significance of energy trade between Russia, India and Central Asian countries that could contribute to geopolitical stability across the region.

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