Why Energy Journalism Matters More Than Ever
Four decades of covering energy markets teaches you one thing: complexity never simplifies, it just shifts.
I began as a journalist in Kolkata when energy meant keeping lights on. Two decades later, I joined ONGC for another twenty years—learning how boardroom strategies translate into operational reality. Training across India and Europe on energy transition revealed a truth: everyone’s improvising, some just do it more elegantly.
Today’s energy paradoxes fascinate me. Shell invests billions in renewables while expanding oil operations. Governments promise net-zero while securing gas imports. Solar costs collapse, yet grid infrastructure requires trillions.
This isn’t contradiction—it’s transformation at civilizational scale.
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