Companies
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announce USD67bn merger (US)
US-based NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have reached an agreement to merge via an all-share transaction valued at USD66.8bn, creating th...
Infrastructure & Investments
Uganda backs Dangote's 650 kb/d regional oil refinery in East Africa
Ugandan President has expressed his support for the construction of a proposed regional oil refinery valued at USD17bn, aimed at strengtheni...
Infrastructure & Investments
Oman signs PPA for 2.7 GW renewable energy project with O-Green
Nama Power and Water Procurement (Nama PWP), Oman’s state-owned sole electricity offtaker, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA)...
Infrastructure & Investments
Vietnam starts construction of 350 MW Soc Trang 4 wind power plant
The Vietnamese government has announced the start of construction of the 350 MW Soc Trang 4 wind power plant in Can Tho City (southern Vietn...
Policy & Regulatory
US EPA proposes new rule to promote coal-fired power generation
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to revise existing wastewater limits on coal-fired power plants (US EPA press rele...
Infrastructure & Investments
Kansai Electric plans 1,950 MW CCGT renewal of Himeji 1 power plant (Japan)
Kansai Electric Power Company has decided to refurbish its 1,442 MW Himeji No. 1 Power Station in Hyogo Prefecture (Japan) by replacing exis...
Forecasts
Germany will miss 2030 GHG emission targets according to experts
The German Council of Experts on Climate Change has announced that the German annual emissions budget for the years 2021 to 2030 should be m...
Infrastructure & Investments
The UK grants development consent for two offshore wind projects (4 GW)
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent for the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects an...
Energy & Climate Markets
Canada and Alberta back 1 mb/d oil pipeline to Pacific Coast
Canada’s Prime Minister and the premier of Alberta have entered into a landmark Implementation Agreement on industrial carbon pricing, as pa...
Infrastructure & Investments
Caturus takes FID on 9.5 Mt/year Commonwealth LNG project (US)
US energy company Caturus announced that it has taken a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) for its Commonwealth LNG project, alongside...
Infrastructure & Investments
Scottish local council approves two offshore wind projects (3 GW) (UK)
The Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has approved the planning applications for the onshore infrastructure needed for the Caledonia and Buc...
Infrastructure & Investments
YPF Luz commissions a 305 MW solar project in Mendoza (Argentina)
The Argentinian energy group YPF Luz has commissioned its 305 MW El Quemado solar park in Las Heras, in the Mendoza province of Argentina (...