In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast, Chiranjib Sengupta speaks with Zubin Bamji, Manager of the World Bank's Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR), about the latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report. With gas flaring rising for the third consecutive year to 167 billion cubic metres in 2025, they discuss the implications for energy security, the barriers preventing progress, and the policies, financing mechanisms and technologies needed to reduce flaring and methane emissions. The conversation also explores how governments, operators and international organisations can work together to turn commitments into measurable action.

In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast, we revisit a conversation with Asheesh Sastry, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), to explore why there is no single global energy transition, but multiple transitions progressing at different speeds. Asheesh shares insights into the key trends driving the energy sector, from rising electricity demand and shifting investment priorities to the growing focus on returns, resilience and execution. The conversation also examines how energy leaders can navigate uncertainty, allocate capital effectively, and maintain momentum in a rapidly evolving landscape.

In the next episode of the Energy Connects podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta speaks to Ashish Khanna, Director General of the International Solar Alliance, as the organisation celebrates a 10-year milestone. In this revisited conversation, Khanna reflects on the organisation’s journey and how it has grown to its current strength of 25 member countries, highlighting the rapid growth of solar deployment, the need to unlock private-sector investment, and the importance of building local skills and institutions. He also explores how AI and digitalisation can expand energy access, support distributed renewable energy systems, and help developing nations leapfrog into a more sustainable future.