Policy & Regulatory
Colombia plans new auction scheme for solar and storage projects
The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced a new auction scheme for long-term contracting of electricity (Colombian government...
Infrastructure & Investments
Canada approves Enbridge's gas pipeline expansion (3.1 bcm/year)
Enbridge has received the Canadian governmental approval for the expansion of its Westcoast gas pipeline system in British Columbia, Canada ...
Infrastructure & Investments
Grenergy moves ahead with its Escuderos solar+storage project in Spain
Grenergy has signed a 12-year financial tolling agreement for the storage system of its Escuderos hybrid project, consisting of a 200 MW sol...
Infrastructure & Investments
Spain's COFIDES backs the 396 MW Illa solar PV project in Peru
Spain’s state-owned fund manager COFIDES has committed USD40m in financing to support the 396 MW Illa solar PV project in Peru, led by the S...
Forecasts
New Zealand’s grid operator reveals "fragile" short-term supply by 2030s
New Zealand’s state-owned grid operator Transpower states that new generation capacity and battery storage systems must keep coming online t...
Policy & Regulatory
Kazakhstan aims for 10 GW renewables via new transition platform
Kazakhstan has launched QaJET, its just energy transition platform, targeting 10 GW of new renewable capacity by 2035 to accelerate the clea...
Policy & Regulatory
Saudi Arabia's SPPC opens tender for six BESS projects totalling 3 GW/12 GWh
The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has opened the qualification process for the Second group of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)...
Infrastructure & Investments
Solarvest secures EPCC contract for 690 MW solar project in Malaysia
Malaysian clean energy company Solarvest Holdings has announced that it has secured the role of engineering, procurement, construction and c...
Infrastructure & Investments
TotalEnergies takes FID on 1 GW wind + 600 MWh BESS project in Kazakhstan
TotalEnergies has approved the Final Investment Decision (FID) and secured financing for the Mirny onshore wind and BESS project in Kazakhst...
Technology
TerraPower begins construction of its 345 MW Natrium reactor project (US)
US nuclear company TerraPower has officially announced the launch of construction for its flagship Natrium plant, Kemmerer Unit 1 in Wyoming...
Infrastructure & Investments
OMV starts building three wind projects (305 MW) in Romania
OMV Petrom and RNV Infrastructure have started the construction phase of three wind projects in Romania, with a combined capacity of about 3...
Energy & Climate Markets
US nuclear watchdog renews license for 759 MW Robinson nuclear power plant
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operation license of the 759 MW Robinson nuclear power plant in South Carolina, U...