Energy transformation is one of the major pillars of the European Commission’s (EC) strategy for economic recovery. This approach is compatible with Poland’s economic priorities of energy sector transformation to meet EU Green Deal obligations. 

Papua New Guinea’s developing infrastructure provides many opportunities to export goods such as processed foods, pharmaceuticals, industrial/hardware/mining supplies and aviation equipment.

Mozambique’s state-owned national power utility is undergoing a large-scale transformation program. 

India’s reforms allow private investment in commercial coal mining.

India’s first and largest green-field refinery project with a production capacity of 60 million tons per annum, and is touted to become the largest integrated refinery and petrochemical facility in the world. 

The Government of India (GOI) has ambitious plans to increase the share of natural gas from 6.5% to 15% within the next few years. 

Brazil’s Petrobras has confirmed a continued focus on exploration and production activities, and also its divestment plans. Petrobras does not foresee renewables in its portfolio, yet its R&D Center will continue to research offshore wind power. 

Plans to establish power generation plants in the West Bank offer opportunities for U.S. companies in the areas power generation, transmission, and distribution.

Indonesia is challenged by grid reliability and electricity distribution to rural communities. U.S. companies have an opportunity to partner with the state-owned utility, PLN, to resolve these challenges. 

Poland plans to install smart meters at 80% of end-users by 2026. Currently the number of intelligent meters installed constitutes only 5% of the total number of meters in operation (1.3 million).

The Polish government is working on legislation to allow the construction of wind farms off of Poland’s coastline.

Photovoltaics will experience significant growth in Poland in the upcoming years.

Large-scale utilization of renewable energy requires both energy accumulation and grid stabilization. The boom in electric mobility in the Czech Republic has led to the advancement of grid energy storage.  

U.S. companies interested in becoming Aramco suppliers must register and meet strict localization requirements. 

Polish state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG, recently announced their plans to implement a hydrogen program consisting of five projects, implemented over the course of five years at a total cost of nearly $8 million.