Infrastructure & Investments
Alliant Energy secures USD5.1bn to develop new power generation assets (US)
US energy utility Alliant Energy has secured a USD5.1bn loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support power generation, e...
Companies
Trafigura and SEFE (Germany) sign five-year deal for 3 bcm/year of gas supplies
Commodity trader Trafigura and German gas importer Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) have signed a USD1.5bn five-year loan agreement with a ...
Energy & Climate Markets
Equinor revises Afrodite discovery estimate up to 77–180 mboe in North Sea
Norway’s energy group Equinor has more than doubled its previous estimate of recoverable gas volumes at the Afrodite discovery, located near...
Companies
Woodside signs 20-year LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy for 3 Mt/year
Australian energy company Woodside has entered into a 20-year sale and purchase agreement with QatarEnergy for the supply of up to 3 Mt/year...
Infrastructure & Investments
Sembcorp brings 600 MW hydrogen-ready CCGT plant online in Singapore
Sembcorp Industries has begun commercial operations at its 600 MW hydrogen-ready combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant on Jurong Isl...
Energy & Climate Markets
Victoria (Australia) approves restart of Patricia-Baleen gas fields
The state government of Victoria (Australia) has approved a production license to restart the Patricia-Baleen gas fields off the state’s Gip...
Forecasts
UN reports insufficient progress towards Paris Agreement commitments
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has reported that updated national climate plans remain insufficient to p...
Infrastructure & Investments
Constellation gets conditional USD5bn loan for nuclear uprates in the US
The US energy group Constellation Energy has secured a conditional loan commitment of up to USD5bn from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to...
Infrastructure & Investments
Algeria commissions its largest solar PV plant (300 MW)
The Algerian Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energies has inaugurated the Foulia solar PV plant, described as the largest of its kind in th...
Forecasts
WMO reports record greenhouse gas concentrations in 2025
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published in its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin No. 22 that the global average surface concentratio...
Policy & Regulatory
Western Australia (Australia) targets 75% renewable power generation by 2030-2031
The local government of Western Australia (Australia) has launched its Plan for Affordable Energy, which targets 75% renewable generation in...
Infrastructure & Investments
The UK grants development consent for the 800 MW Great North Road solar park
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has granted development consent for the 800 MW Great North Road Solar and Biodive...