Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyCOVID-19 and oil markets’ reaction: policy suggestions for struggling power utilitiesAmid the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices have drastically plunged to their four-year lows. However, since the current slump is…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyNuclear power and Energy (In)security in the Middle EastThe role of energy in advancing diplomacy and cooperation is often overlooked in the context of the geopolitical rivalries in the Middle…Dec 27, 2019Dec 27, 2019
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyHow relevant is OPEC today?This text is the English translation of a piece I wrote for BBC ArabicDec 9, 2018Dec 9, 2018
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyHow reimposing sanctions on Iran could strengthen its drive for nuclear powerAmong the consequences of the United States reimposing sanctions on Iran may be, ironically, an increased Iranian push toward nuclear power…Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyAs Energy Storage Improves Nuclear Power’s Prospects WanePublished By Forbes Middle East in March 2018 — Thought LeadersJul 29, 20181Jul 29, 20181
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyThe Oil War and Trump’s Exit From Iran DealWith U.S. President Donald Trump walking away from the Iran nuclear deal, Iran appears poised to lose a large chunk of the gains it has…May 13, 2018May 13, 2018
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyThe geopolitics of oil and gas development in LebanonThe Lebanese-Israeli maritime border dispute in an area potentially rich in oil and gas perfectly embodies the entanglement between…Jan 25, 2018Jan 25, 2018
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyIs Lebanon’s electrical grid ready to integrate large solar PV projects?YES.Nov 22, 2017Nov 22, 2017
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyLebanon’s oil and gas: Five things municipalities should be worried aboutPerhaps this is not a great time to talk about Lebanon’s oil and gas prospects given the more pressing political and security issues that…Nov 11, 2017Nov 11, 2017
Ali AhmadinCritical EnergyThe Economic Case for Ditching Nuclear Power in the Middle EastSummary of my intervention on the weak economic case of nuclear energy for countries in the Middle East at the 2017 International Beirut…Sep 18, 2017Sep 18, 2017