Policy & Regulatory
The EU greenlights EUR3.7bn Czech biomethane support scheme
The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR3.7bn Czech scheme to support the construction of biomethane production stations, in line wit...
Infrastructure & Investments
Neoen submits 3.2 GWh Bondo wind+storage project under EPBC act (Australia)
Neoen Australia has submitted its 3,200 MWh Bondo wind-plus-storage project in New South Wales (NSW) (Australia) for federal environmental a...
Infrastructure & Investments
Vietnam grants site survey licence for a 500 MW offshore wind project
US energy infrastructure developer Pacifico Energy has announced that it has been authorised to begin site survey assessments for a 500-MW o...
Infrastructure & Investments
Elgin secures package fund for UK solar and storage project pipeline
Elgin has secured up to GBP500m (EUR573m) of funding from a banking syndicate to accelerate the construction of its UK solar and storage pip...
Energy Prices & Taxes
The UK cuts up to 25% on electricity bills of high-intensity sectors
The UK government has announced cuts on electricity bills for 10,000 manufacturers (UK government press release, 15/04/2026). The cuts will ...
Infrastructure & Investments
Alinta Energy starts of construction of a 250 MW/1 GWh BESS in South Australia
Alinta Energy has started construction works on its Reeves Plains Energy Hub in South Australia (Australia) (Alinta Energy, 16/04/2026). Spe...
Companies
Petrobras (Brazil) takes FID on oil project targeting 1 Gboe output
Petrobras has approved the final investment decision (FID) of the SEAP I project, in the Sergipe‑Alagoas Basin, consolidating the developmen...
Infrastructure & Investments
Nigeria’s AKK Pipeline (23 bcm/year) set to deliver first gas by July 2026
Nigeria plans to begin delivering natural gas to the capital city Abuja by July 2026 through its Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline, ac...
Infrastructure & Investments
Uganda eyes first oil export from 230 kb/d Lake Albert project in October 2026
Uganda plans to export its first crude oil by the end of October 2026, with production from the Lake Albert crude development scheduled to b...
Infrastructure & Investments
Zambia begins construction of a 60 kb/d oil refinery in Ndola
Zambia has launched construction of a USD1.1bn oil refinery in Ndola, a major industrial and mining hub in Copperbelt province, near the bor...
Infrastructure & Investments
GAIL plans to set up 700 MW of solar in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (India)
The Indian energy group GAIL has approved plans to set up of 700 MW of solar power projects for captive consumption, in the Indian states of...
Infrastructure & Investments
QazaqGaz advances on development of 5 bcm/year gas project (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan's Energy Minister has announced the cooperation with China’s CITIC Construction for the development of its Karachaganak Gas Proce...