Companies
Shell boosts production by 370 kboe/d through USD16bn ARC acquisition (Canada)
UK-based Shell has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ARC Resources, a Canadian energy company focused on the Montney shale basi...
Infrastructure & Investments
Huaneng puts into operation a 5.4 GW hydro-solar hybrid project in China
Huaneng has started operations of a 5.4 GW hydro-solar hybrid project at Xiaowan hydropower plant in Yunnan (southwestern China) (Huaneng pr...
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
EDF and BW ESS Partner on 350MW / 1.2GWh Hams Hall BESS in the UK
EDF and BW ESS, a global developer, owner, and operator of energy storage systems, have entered into a partnership for the initial phase of ...
Infrastructure & Investments
The US cancels 4.4 GW offshore wind leases for oil and gas new deals
The US Department of Interior (DOI) has announced that it has reached a deal to end two additional US offshore wind leases, namely Bluepoint...
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...
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...
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
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...
Companies
NTPC plans to install 1.4 GW of new nuclear capacity in India
The Indian power group NTPC has announced its plans to install two 700 MW nuclear units in Bihar's Banka district (Eastern India) for an ove...
Infrastructure & Investments
GenusPlus secures 200 MW/800 MWh Koolunga BESS EPC contract in Australia
Australian infrastructure contractor GenusPlus has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract ...