Infrastructure & Investments
Oracle Power starts grid study for 1.3 GW renewable hub in Pakistan
The UK renewable project developer Oracle Power has started a transmission and grid interconnection study for its planned 1.3 GW renewable c...
Infrastructure & Investments
UK regulator grants site licence for the 3.2 GW Sizewell C nuclear power plant
The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted a nuclear site licence for the construction and operation of the Sizewell C nuclear...
Policy & Regulatory
Italy restricts the installation of solar PV on agricultural land
The Italian government has passed rules restricting the installation of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems in agricultural areas. The...
Companies
Shell will exit its downstream oil businesses in South Africa
The UK oil and gas company Shell has announced that it will exit South Africa's downstream oil businesses and that it will divest its majori...
Companies
PVEP unveils two oil discoveries off southern Vietnam surpassing 100 mbbl
PetroVietnam Exploration and Production (PVEP), a subsidiary of Vietnam’s state-owned oil and gas company PetroVietnam (PVN), has announced ...
Infrastructure & Investments
KOC sign agreement for the development of 1 GW of solar capacity in Kuwait
The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of the state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) w...
Energy & Climate Markets
ConocoPhillips starts oil production at the Eldfisk North project (Norway)
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the US oil and gas company ConocoPhillips, has started oil production at the Eldfisk North proje...
Policy & Regulatory
Ireland identifies four areas for the development of offshore wind projects
Ireland's Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Communications has published its draft South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP),...
Infrastructure & Investments
HEP plans to develop a 498 MW pumped-storage hydropower project in Croatia
The Croatian power utility Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) is planning to develop a 498 MW pumped-storage hydropower project in Sinjsko Polje...
Policy & Regulatory
European Commission calls for energy infrastructure projects worth up to €850m
The European Commission has launched a call to support key cross-border EU energy infrastructure projects worth up to €850m, to be financed ...
Infrastructure & Investments
Ilmatar seeks environmental approval for a 450 MW solar plant in Sweden
The Nordic energy company Ilmatar has applied for an environmental permit to develop the 450 MW Tönnersjö solar park in Halland County (sout...
Policy & Regulatory
Nigeria’s NUPRC launches its 2024 oil licensing round, featuring 12 blocks
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has launched its 2024 oil licensing round featuring 12 blocks combined with 5 ...