As Ganesh Natarajan, Global COO with Enuit, observed to me recently, energy and commodity markets are increasingly connected and “so events in one region can have ripple effects in another impacting supply chains, prices and demand.” Of course, often these events are geopolitical in nature and the change from the Biden to the Trump administration in the USA has already shown how this works and its potential impacts. This is one reason why Ganesh believes strongly that ETRM’s “have to be built for the world and not just a region,” he told me recently. Ganesh believes that one of Enuit’s key strengths is its global view of energy & commodity requirements and needs. Indeed, ETRM’s that do not cater for the diverse needs of different markets, commodities and products means that firm’s often wind up with multiple solutions in house – as evidenced by ComTech’s Vendor Perception study report. The most recent edition of this report issued in late 2024 showed that around a third of CTRM software users had more than one solution installed – almost one in five had more than three different C/ETRM solutions installed. This brings with it a plethora of increased costs, risks and reduces… continue reading