Infrastructure & Investments
Morocco plans to develop a 1 GW offshore wind project off Essaouira
The Moroccan Government has announced plans to develop a 1 GW offshore wind project off the city of Essaouira, on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. ...
Infrastructure & Investments
AfDB grants US$184m for the development of a 1 GW solar+storage project in Egypt
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$184m financing package to support the development of Egypt’s largest solar PV project,...
Infrastructure & Investments
Northland achieves first power at the 1 GW Hai Long wind project off Taiwan
The Canadian renewable project developer Northland Power has delivered first power from its 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project, located off...
Infrastructure & Investments
SGCC starts operations on a 800 kV Xinjiang-Chongqing transmission line in China
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has announced the start of operations of an ±800-kV ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) tra...
Forecasts
US expects almost 19 GW of new CCGT power capacity by 2028
According to the S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), US developers plan to add 18.7 GW of CCGT capacity to the grid by 2028, with 4....
Infrastructure & Investments
Stockholm Exergi breaks ground on BECCS project in Sweden (800 ktCO2/y)
Stockholm Exergi, the electricity and heating provider of Sweden’s capital, has announced the start of construction of its Stockholm BECCS (...
Energy & Climate Markets
ADNOC and partners secure three oil and gas concessions in the UAE
The Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs (SCFEA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has awarded three separate production conce...
Policy & Regulatory
SECI launches tender to develop 2 GW of solar with ESS across India
The Indian company Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a tender to procure 2 GW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-c...
Policy & Regulatory
The Philippines launches GEA-5 auction to procure 3.3 GW of offshore wind
The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has launched its Fifth Green Energy Auction (GEA-5), aiming to procure 3.3 GW of fixed-bottom of...
Infrastructure & Investments
Africa Energy will start production from South Africa gas field by 2033
The Canadian energy group Africa Energy targets first gas production from the Block 11B/12B off South Africa's southern coast by 2033. The c...
Infrastructure & Investments
300 MW San Martín solar power plant starts operations in Peru
Zelestra Peru, a subsidiary of Spain's Zelestra, formerly Solarpack, has announced the full commercial operations at its 300 MWdc San Martín...
Infrastructure & Investments
CGN starts construction of Unit 3 at the Taipingling nuclear plant (China)
The Chinese nuclear group China General Nuclear (CGN) has started construction of Unit 3 at the Taipingling nuclear power plant, located in ...