Policy & Regulatory
France doubles electrification funding to EUR10bn annually by 2030
The French Prime Minister has announced a national electrification plan to reduce its dependence on oil and gas amid soaring energy prices t...
Infrastructure & Investments
NewMed Energy secures Aphrodite deal for 7.2 bcm/year gas exports to Egypt
Israel’s NewMed Energy has announced that a term sheet has been initialed for the sale of all recoverable natural gas from Cyprus’s Aphrodit...
Policy & Regulatory
Ontario (Canada) secures 1.3 GW of solar and wind capacity
Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has announced it has secured over 1.3 GW of energy from 12 solar projects and 2 win...
Energy & Climate Markets
The US imposes naval blockade of Iranian ports and strait of Hormuz
The United States has started a blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas, including a partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on 13 April...
Infrastructure & Investments
Harmony secures funding from VC Triple Point for 3 GW of BESS in Germany
Harmony Energy has secured a financing facility from venture capital firm Triple Point to support the development of 3 GW of BESS assets in ...
Energy & Climate Markets
TotalEnergies discovers about 100 mbl of oil off the Republic of Congo
TotalEnergies EP Congo has made a hydrocarbon discovery offshore the Republic of Congo (TotalEnergies press release, 13/04/2026). The discov...
Infrastructure & Investments
New South Wales (Australia) clears the 75 MW/150 MWh Hume North BESS project
BESS projects have announced their progress in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). The 75 MW/150 MWh Hume North BESS near Lake Hu...
Energy & Climate Markets
India added 55.3 GW of non-fossil power capacity in FY 2025–26
India’s Minister of New and Renewable Energy has announced that India ranks third globally in terms of renewable energy installed capacity, ...
Infrastructure & Investments
Caturus moves toward FID on 9.5 Mt/year Commonwealth LNG project (US)
US energy company Caturus has announced that its Commonwealth LNG project has finalised customer offtake agreements to support the financing...
Companies
Energy Vault expands into Japan through 850 MW BESS pipeline deal
US-based energy storage developer Energy Vault has entered the Japanese energy market through a binding agreement to acquire an 850 MW pipel...
Policy & Regulatory
Cordoba province (Argentina) launches 100 MW/500 MWh BESS tender
The Argentinean province of Cordoba has launched a tender to connect up to 100 MW/500 MWh of new BESS projects (Argentinean government, 06/0...
Infrastructure & Investments
Renalfa acquires two large-scale BESS projects (3.6 GWh) in Romania
Renalfa Power Clusters has acquired of two renewable projects in Romania and it plans to combine and merge them both into a single hybrid po...