#858 How Electricity Markets are Responding to Record Demand

#858 How Electricity Markets are Responding to Record Demand

From The Core Report by The Core

April 27, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 858

About this episode

The episode discusses how electricity markets are adapting to record demand, featuring insights from industry experts.

On Episode 858 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Victor Vanya, Director and Co-Founder at EMA Solutions as well as Ajay Srivastava Founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). SHOW NOTES (00:00) Stories of the Day (01:19) Markets take solace from potential back-channel developments in Iran-US negotiations (04:02) Why India’s agriculture sector may not be much affected by a deficient monsoon (05:04) How electricity markets are responding to record demand (14:51) With more FTAs under the belt, this time NZ, what does it mean for India’s trade environment? (24:47) Why Adidas shares are rising (26:21) And how the world’s largest aviation industry is running out of mechanics to service its aircraft Check out our Live Earnings tracker: https://earnings.thecore.in/ The Core presents “Navigating Market Risk in 2026” (Wed, 29 April, 8:30am) at The Quorum, Lower Parel Register at this link: ⁠ https://luma.com/0etd8b63 ⁠ For more of our coverage check out…

People in this episode

Host: Govindraj Ethiraj

Guests: Victor Vanya, Ajay Srivastava

Topics covered

  • electricity markets
  • record demand
  • agriculture sector
  • trade environment
  • aviation industry
  • Iran-US negotiations
  • FTAs

Keywords

  • electricity markets
  • record demand
  • agriculture
  • trade
  • aviation
  • FTAs
  • Iran-US negotiations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EMA Solutions, Global Trade Research Initiative

Places: India, Iran, New Zealand, US

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