https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-electric-power-headlinesElectric Powerhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/energy-transition/081326-brazilian-biomethane-producers-race-to-issue-first-cgob-certificateBrazilian biomethane producers are racing to issue the first compliance certificate, called the CGOB, which is expected this year under a new program aimed at decarbonizing the natural gas sector. "Brazil has the potential to become the world's biggest biomethane producer, and we need to leverage this," Tayane Vieira, head of Environmental, Social, and Governance at biomethane producer Grupo UrcaEnergy Transition, Natural Gas, Electric Power, Agriculture, Renewables, Biofuels, Carbon2026-08-13T21:42:18Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/081326-german-biofuel-biomethane-future-curves-backwardated-on-gas-prices-thg-carryoverThe markets for German biofuel tickets and biomethane GOs have felt the effects of a backwardated gas forward curve, with expectations of additional THG supply further pressuring 2027 discounts. The natural gas forward curve has been consistently backwardated since the outbreak of the war between the US and Iran, with Q4 2026 prices trading at a premium to Q1 2027 delivery for both the Dutch TTFAgriculture, Natural Gas, Electric Power, Energy Transition, Biofuels, Renewables, Emissions2026-08-13T16:01:02Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/081326-brussels-defends-cbam-after-us-ambassadors-protectionism-claimThe European Commission has rejected US Ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder's labeling of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as protectionism, insisting the measure is a climate tool designed to prevent carbon leakage rather than a disguised tariff. A commission spokesperson said Aug. 13 that CBAM differs fundamentally from traditional tariffs because it applies equally to all countries basedEnergy Transition, Metals & Mining, Electric Power, Emissions, Carbon, Ferrous, Non-Ferrous, Hydrogen2026-08-13T10:22:54Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/081226-new-nuclear-reactors-at-indias-kudankulam-face-55-cost-surge-as-delays-mountThe cost of four new units at India's Kudankulam nuclear plant, being built by Russian state nuclear company Rosatom, has surged 55% to $14.4 billion after nearly three years of construction delays, India's Atomic Energy Ministry has said, with analysts blaming multiple factors for the delay. Kudankulam-3 and -4 are now scheduled to enter service between June 2027 and June 2028, with Kudankulam-5Electric Power2026-08-12T19:02:05Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/081226-interview-africas-downstream-ambitions-require-technical-legislative-roadmap-vbkom-execsSouth African engineering and project management firm VBKOM announced its expansion into the Australian mining sector in February, representing its second such move after opening its Canada branch in Northern Ontario in 2024. Executive Director Eduan Pieterse was one of the first experts recruited when VBKOM was founded in South Africa in 2008 to initially service Africa. While VBKOM has workedMetals & Mining, Electric Power, Water, Non-Ferrous2026-08-12T08:37:21Z