Policy & Regulatory
Venezuela reform opens oil sector amid US sanctions relief
Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a partial reform of the Organic Law on Hydrocarbons, overhauling the country’s oil sector to give...
Companies
ExxonMobil increased its CCS customer portfolio to 9 Mt/year in 2025
ExxonMobil has published some of its advancements on CCS technology during 2025, announcing that during the year it started a 2 Mt/year CCS ...
Policy & Regulatory
Germany delays 2.5 GW of offshore wind auctions planned for 2026
Germany has cancelled offshore wind auctions for 2.5 GW of capacity in the North Sea that were originally scheduled for 2026, delaying them ...
Policy & Regulatory
Scotland (UK) targets up to 40 GW of new offshore wind capacity by 2040
The Scottish government (United Kingdom) has announced that after a careful analysis it has decided to increase its offshore wind ambition o...
Infrastructure & Investments
RWE will build a 400 MW/800 MWh BESS in Lingen (Germany)
The German energy group RWE has made the final decision to invest in the construction of a 400 MW/800 MWh BESS on the former premises of Dra...
Infrastructure & Investments
JSW Energy plans for new nuclear power plant in India by 2030
JSW Energy, the energy subsidiary of the Indian steel producer JSW Group, plans to set up its first nuclear power plant by 2030 (Economic Ti...
Companies
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation plans to develop 2 GW of solar power in Kuwait
Kuwait's State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has approved plans to develop up to 2 GW of solar power as part of its decarbonisati...
Infrastructure & Investments
TotalEnergies restarts works on 13.1 Mt/year Mozambique LNG project
TotalEnergies is formally restarting construction of the US$20bn Mozambique LNG project, ending a nearly five-year suspension of one of Afri...
Energy & Climate Markets
Renewables and storage covered half of Australia's NEM power mix in late 2025
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced that renewables and storage supplied 51% of the Australian electricity needs duri...
Policy & Regulatory
Victoria plans to launch a 2 GW offshore wind tender in August 2026
The Australian state of Victoria will open an offshore wind tender in August 2026 for an initial 2 GW of capacity, according to a statement ...
Policy & Regulatory
EU Commission approves €3bn Spanish scheme for cogeneration electricity
The European Commission has approved a €3.1bn Spanish state-aid to support the production of electricity from new or substantially refurbish...
Infrastructure & Investments
Tanzania expects to sign a deal on the US$42bn LNG project in June 2026
Tanzania has announced its plans to sign an agreement to restart its stalled US$42bn LNG project (CNBC Africa, 26/01/2026). According to the...