Who will lead the gas-to-power charge?
Low LNG prices and pressing environmental challenges are becoming key drivers for the gas-to-power sector. But widespread adoption faces political and technological hurdles
Gas-to-power technology has been presented as a potential panacea both for developing countries looking to wean themselves off coal, and developed countries seeking transition-friendly energy solutions. But uncertainties remain over who will take the nascent sector's reins, experts told Petroleum Economist's inaugural Gas-to-Power forum in London last month. Shifts in the ownership of utilities projects-as well as in their funding structures-will need to accelerate to lay the path for natural gas to play a larger role in electrification, according to the speakers. "Will gas companies play a bigger role? Can governments help shape the way forward consistently and on a global basis? Recent evi
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