Policy & Regulatory
EU takes legal action against members over renewable project permits
The European Commission has initiated legal action against eight EU Member States for not implementing new EU rules to accelerate permitting...
Policy & Regulatory
Philippines’ renewable auction oversubscribed with more than 7.5 GW of bids
The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that its third Green Energy Auction (GEA-3), focusing on technologies not eligible f...
Companies
PPL, Duke Energy and Exelon raise investment plans in their US power grids
The US energy group PPL has announced a nearly 40% increase in its investment plan, targeting capital expenditure (CAPEX) of US$20bn over th...
Infrastructure & Investments
Vietnam awards contract to build a 1.2 GW pumped-storage hydropower plant
The Vietnamese state-owned power utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has signed a contract for the construction of the 1.2 GW Bac Ai pumped-st...
Energy & Climate Markets
Sweden and Denmark will strengthen 2 power interconnection cables
The Swedish power transmission system operator (TSO) Svenska kraftnät and its Danish counterpart Energinet have decided to replace Konti-Sk...
Infrastructure & Investments
EnBW inaugurates a 300 MW gas-fired plant in Germany
The German power company EnBW has officially inaugurated the 300 MW gas-fired Marbach power plant in Baden-Württemberg (southern Germany). B...
Infrastructure & Investments
WestWind signs lease for a 1 GW wind project in New South Wales (Australia)
The government of New South Wales (Australia) and WestWind Energy have signed a lease agreement to help facilitate a wind park with up to 20...
Infrastructure & Investments
IFC agrees to fund the first 100 MW phase of a 1 GW solar plant in Ghana
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, has agreed to provide a US$21m as the first tranche o...
Infrastructure & Investments
French power TSO RTE unveils €100bn investment roadmap through 2040
France's power transmission system operator (TSO) RTE has presented a €100bn investment plan in its network over the next 15 years, focusing...
Infrastructure & Investments
France plans to pass a bill to convert 647 MW coal-fired plant to gas
The French government plans to introduce a bill allowing the 647 MW Émile Huchet coal-fired power plant, located in eastern France, to be co...
Infrastructure & Investments
ExxonMobil seeks approval for a new 250 kb/d oil project in Guyana
ExxonMobil and its partners Hess and CNOOC are seeking environmental approvals from Guyana for their eighth project, Longtail, which is expe...
Infrastructure & Investments
The 2 GW EGL 1 line between Scotland and England (UK) enters construction
SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission have started building Eastern Green Link 1, a GBP2.5bn (€3bn) high voltage dir...