Archive - Irina Slav on energy

Headlines: July 2025

July is here and with it, believe it or not, heat has come.

Jul 11 •

Jul 8 •

It’s summer, it’s hot, it’s the biggest U.S.

Jul 4 •

Bills, bills, bills

Europe is once again pricing Asia out of the spot LNG market because it’s storage refill season and those levels need to reach 90% by December at the…

Jul 2 •

Smelters versus data centers

Smelters are finding life increasingly hard as competition for limited electricity resources pits them against Big Tech and its data centers.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Go global or go home

I know many of you thought that report on Africa’s proposed leapfrogging was bonkers.

Jun 27 •

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Jun 25 •

Energy prices to be cut for businesses as part of UK industrial strategy. Australian miners and smelters call for state aid during energy transition…

Jun 24 •

Jun 23 •

The European Union is looking for more joint borrowing in a bid to boost the euro’s presence on the international scene.

Jun 20 •

The cat that tore the bag

The official report on Spain’s blackout is out and the blame has been placed on the grid operator and power generators — but not all power generators.

Jun 19 •

Feat. the UK, IEA, Norway, and the Brussels brain trust. Also Spain. And a lot of contradictions.

Jun 18 •

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