The Guardian Nigeria
NNPC’s investments, gas ambitions and risk of stranded assets As 38 per cent of planned upstream investments face break-even risks under a changing global energy outlook, experts say Nigeria must reconcile petroleum expansion with energy access, fiscal stability and environmental accountability. KINGSLEY JEREMIAH reports. Nigeria’s ambition to expand oil and gas production while preparing for […]
Vanguard
Nigeria risks losing 38% of oil projects to energy transition — NRGI By Folarin Kehinde The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has warned that Nigeria risks failing to recover investments in 38 per cent of its upstream oil and gas projects, urging the Federal Government to reassess its petroleum investment strategy amid the global energy […]
Rig and Refinery
NRGI: 38% of Nigeria’s Oil Projects at Risk From Energy Transition By Olivia Hart Nigeria could lose 38% of its oil projects as the global energy transition accelerates, according to the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), a warning that lands directly on a producing country still dependent on crude exports for the bulk of government […]
Punch
NRGI urges NNPC to reassess oil investment strategy The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has been warned that continuing with a business-as-usual approach to oil and gas investments could expose Nigeria to growing fiscal, economic and social risks as the global energy transition gathers pace. The Natural Resource Governance Institute gave the warning at a […]
NNPC and Nigeria’s Energy Transition
Abuja forum discusses Nigerian National Petroleum Company’s role in the country’s energy transition Representatives from Nigeria’s federal government, NNPC, civil society and the policy community met on 8 October, at a forum organised by NRGI, CEFD, ISDRC and CPEEL to examine where the company can contribute to the energy transition and the conditions it would […]
Oil and Energy Transition
Between energy security, responsible development and the challenges of the transition The Brazil Climate Futures Forum panel, held at Columbia University during New York Climate Week 2026, brought together different perspectives on the future of oil production in Brazil, its economic and fiscal effects, energy security, local impacts and the challenges of a low-carbon transition. […]
Clean Energy, Imported Industry: Chinese Investment in Brazil’s Power Sector
Ricardo Kotz Policy Paper Abstract This policy paper analyzes the outcomes of Chinese investment in Brazil’s power sector between 2014 and 2025, focusing on solar and wind generation and the transmission infrastructure that enables it. Drawing on case studies of the four dominant state-owned enterprises—State Grid, China Three Gorges, State Power Investment Corporation, and China […]
Clean Energy, Imported Industry: Chinese Investment in Brazil’s Power Sector
Ricardo Kotz Abstract This policy paper analyzes the outcomes of Chinese investment in Brazil’s power sector between 2014 and 2025, focusing on solar and wind generation and the transmission infrastructure that enables it. Drawing on case studies of the four dominant state-owned enterprises—State Grid, China Three Gorges, State Power Investment Corporation, and China General Nuclear—it […]
tax reform
Oil, Transition and the New Economy: Pathways to Overcoming Brazil’s Economic and Fiscal Dependence on Oil The seminar, organised by the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) in partnership with CEFD and other organisations, brought together more than 70 participants in Brasília to discuss economic, fiscal and productive alternatives for a just and low-carbon transition. The […]
ClimaInfo
Experts argue that fossil fuel subsidies, insufficient finance and entrenched vested interests remain among the main barriers to accelerating the energy transition . “How can the transition away from fossil fuels be made economically viable, politically feasible and socially just amid growing geopolitical instability? There is no easy answer, nor a single one. But the […]