Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 5/2020

Energy

Tumbling oil price

End of an era

The news went from bad to worse for OPEC in April

Companies

Oil majors feel the shock

Multinational oil companies are under pressure

Oil markets

How the mighty have fallen

Oil producers are not able to send shock waves through the global economy anymore

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KfW financing

Investing in better networks

This is where KfW invests in new storage facilities and networks for renewable energy

Renewables

Networks and storage needed

The global transition towards renewable energy can only succeed if the necessary networks and storage capacities are available

Fossil fuel

Bangladesh’s coal boom

International financial institutions are funding coal power in Bangladesh

Fossil fuel industry

China continues to finance coal power around the world

China’s energy policy is full of contradictions

Fuel prices

Strained relations

Petrol smuggling has had a negative impact on Benin’s relations with its giant neighbour Nigeria

Green power

Behind schedule

At current trends, India will not achieve important climate goals

Our view

The opportunity of crisis

Covid-19 has dramatically reduced energy consumption around the world, providing an opportunity for a rethink

Infrastructure

Destructive biomass demand

Many Ugandans still rely on traditional biomass for energy purposes

Power shortages

When the lights go out

Power cuts hit Zambia’s economy hard

Energy policy

Water over the dam

Zambia’s dependence on hydropower is becoming increasingly problematic