Electricity delivery depends on grids, fuel, repairs and financing as well as generation. COP31 plans and losses of service in Sudan illustrate different parts of that chain.
Brazil presented a voluntary roadmap for moving away from fossil fuels on 10 November, COP31’s Energy and Transport Day. A UNECE official said roughly 2,500 GW of generation and other energy projects worldwide were waiting for grid connections.
Original source ↗UNICEF reported on 10 November that there had been at least 15 attacks on Sudanese power stations in October. Power losses stop water pumps and treatment, while fuel shortages make generator-powered irrigation harder to sustain.
Original source ↗The IEA launched a Global Observatory collecting energy disruptions and resilience measures. Its first release focuses on power and records about 3,000 reported outages linked to natural hazards across more than 150 countries since 2022.
Original source ↗The IEA reported Europe entering winter with its lowest gas stocks since 2013. Hormuz disruption cut Qatar and UAE loadings by over 60 bcm during March–October.
Original source ↗On 4 November the IEA reported damage to Ukrainian power assets alongside expansion of distributed generation, storage and reserves.
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