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Solar Power Plant

Expansion Planned for West Africa’s Largest Solar Plant

Middle Eastern renewable energy company AMEA Power has announced the expansion of the Mohammed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo, from 50MW to 70MW.

Net Zero Emission

Amazon UK Adds E-Cargo Bikes, Walkers in Decarbonisation Drive

Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it…

LNG

Argentina Government to Send LNG Bill to Congress in Coming Months

Argentina's Economy minister Sergio Massa said on Thursday that the government was readying a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bill to send to Congress in the coming…

Canada

Canada's Alberta Province Forecasts C$12.3 Bln Budget Surplus

Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Thursday forecast a C$12.3 billion ($9.2 billion) budget surplus for the 2022/23 fiscal year, but warned economi…

Energy Transition

Vietnam Boosts Coal Use Plan for 2030 as G7 Climate Offer Stalls

Vietnam has increased its coal power target for 2030 under a revised draft energy plan, government documents seen by Reuters show, while renewables goals were s…

Spain

Spanish Windfall Tax on Banks, Energy Firms Clears First Hurdle

An amended windfall tax proposal for Spanish banks and large energy companies cleared its first hurdle in parliament in the early hours of Friday with the backi…

Offshore Wind Power

Chinese Groups Unveil World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

Two Chinese companies announced production of the largest offshore wind turbine built to date, a 16-MW unit developed by China Three Gorges (CTG) and Goldwind. …

Germany

Germany Is Not Blocking EU Energy Solution but Is 'Sceptical', Minister Says

Germany is not standing in the way of the European Union's solution to the energy crisis, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told the Handelsblatt daily on Thursday…

Carbon Emissions

Volatilia, Uzbek Gov’t to Develop up over 400MW Renewables

It will be divided into solar, wind, and battery storage.

Energy Transition

Indonesia’s Energy Transition Plan to Face Implementation Hurdles

Indonesia and its international partners agreed to mobilise US$20b in financing.

United Kingdom

UK’s Ofgem Says Household Energy Bills to Rise to Nearly $5,200/Year

British energy regulator Ofgem said its price cap for average household energy bills would rise by about 21% to 4,279 pounds ($5,170.74) a year from January to …

Offshore Wind Power

Enbridge Announces Completion of France’s First Offshore Wind Farm

France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, which was developed by Canadian energy giant Enbridge Inc. in partnership with EDF Renewables and the Canad…

Energy Storage System

Tesla Giant Battery Built Near Dogger Bank Offshore Wind

The project hailed as “Europe’s largest” battery, has the capacity to power around 300,000 UK homes for two hours

Electric Vehicle Charging

Smart On-Street Charging Could Save £4.1BN a Year by 2030

Smart charging installed at public EV chargers could save drivers more than £600 per year, according to a government-backed report

Green Hydrogen Export Opportunities in Africa Show Endless Promise

Africa could capture as much as 10% of the global green hydrogen market, helping to create up to 3.7 million jobs and adding as much as $120 billion to the cont…