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EU Commission Warns a Host of Member States on Adoption of Energy Rules

The Commission urged Bulgaria, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden to transpose EU rules accelerating permitting procedures for renewable energy projects. The rules, in Directive (EU) 2023/2413, amend the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/2001), providing new rules to simplify and shorten permitting procedures for renewable energy projects and infrastructure projects necessary to integrate additional capacity into the electricity system.

India’s Top Power Firm to Invest $62 Billion in Nuclear Capacity

Early this month, the federal budget outlined plans for a significant push toward nuclear energy as part of India’s long-term energy transition strategy. The government now targets the country to have 100 GW of nuclear power generation capacity installed by 2047, “positioning nuclear energy as a major pillar in India’s energy mix,” the cabinet said.

Brazil’s Lula Defends Oil Exploration In The Amazon 

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pressuring the country’s environmental regulators to approve oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, arguing that revenue from this new fossil fuel supply could help finance a transition to green energy. Located in the Equatorial Margin, the offshore site, Bloc 59, is about 160 kilometers (99 miles) off Brazil’s eastern coast. Brazil’s environmental regulator rejected a license in 2023, citing issues such as the risk of oil spills that could affect one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. State-run oil giant Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) estimates the potential reserves in the basin at 10 billion barrels.