Author: Energy Ai
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Brazil Tax Reform Hits Energy Expats and Dividend Flows From 2026
Brazil’s 2026 tax overhaul cuts income tax for earners under R$5,000 but adds a 10% dividend levy – here’s what it means for energy-sector expats, Petrobras shareholders, and foreign project finance.
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Brazil Tax Reform 2026: IBS CBS Impact on Energy Costs Investment
Brazil’s new IBS and CBS consumption taxes launched August 2026, replacing five taxes across 27 states. What this means for energy project economics, fuel pricing, and investment decisions.
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Nigeria Draws $1.5B From Opaque $5B Abu Dhabi Swap Facility
Nigeria has tapped the first $1.5B of a $5B Abu Dhabi loan with undisclosed pricing and collateral, raising transparency concerns amid fiscal pressure.
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Libya Election Deal Disputed by UN: Oil Output Risks Rise
Libya’s rival factions initialled an election deal but the UN disputes the text, raising risks for the country’s 1.2 mbpd oil production and Mediterranean energy security.
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Point-Solution Mobile Apps Fragment Utility Field Operations and Data
Utility field operations are drowning in disconnected mobile apps that break workflows, degrade data quality, and raise integration costs – here’s what planners and operators need to know.
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Australia Solar Sharer Scheme Exposes Retail Pricing Failures
Analysis of why Australia’s Solar Sharer program became the market’s costliest retail offer, with implications for community solar, virtual power plants, and consumer protection.
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Cross-Partisan Data Center Backlash Reshapes Grid Planning
Opposition to AI data centers now spans political lines, forcing utilities and developers to confront grid capacity, water use, and community resistance in new ways.
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Indiana Week-Long Outages Expose Grid Resilience Gaps
Analysis of why northwest Indiana utilities struggled to restore power for a week after storms, and what it means for Midwest grid hardening investments.
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Lake Powell Record Low Threatens Colorado River Hydropower Capacity
Lake Powell hits record low water levels, risking Glen Canyon Dam hydropower and signaling systemic Colorado River crisis for Western grid reliability.
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Solar and Storage Lead US Power Plant Construction Despite Policy Head
Solar and battery storage dominate new US power plant builds even as federal tax credits phase out and tariffs raise costs – what this means for developers, utilities, and grid planners.