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China

PH, China reopen oil exploration talks

THE Philippines and China have made initial exchanges on potential oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, nearly four years since previous talks were t…

Germany

German govt adopts draft to implement EU gas, hydrogen market rules

The German government approved a legal amendment to establish a framework for the development of the gas market and the future hydrogen market, aiming to implem…

Senegal

PIDG Backs Afreenergy Solar with €4.3 Million to Scale Solar-Plus-Storage Deployment in Senegal

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has committed €4.3 million in funding to support Afreenergy Solar in expanding solar and battery storag…

Electric Vehicles

Audi FAW NEV Company Names New CEO

Jörg Menges will assume the role of CEO at Audi FAW NEV Company Ltd. on April 1, 2026. He succeeds Helmut Stettner, who led the joint venture for five years. M…

Vietnam

EVN signs power deal for 1,200 MW LNG plant in Ho Chi Minh City

On March 26, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Hiep Phuoc Power Co., Ltd. signed the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant…

CCS

IKM Testing to gauge pipeline for first offshore CCS project in UK

North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been appointed to deliver pipeline pre-commissioning services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and …

Oil Exploration

Chevron shakes hands with NOC for oil study at block offshore Libya

U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron has teamed up with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) for an oil study at an offshore block in Libyan waters.N…

Kazakhstan

Turkistan region develops gas infrastructure this year

Gasification of 161 settlements in Turkistan region is planned until 2027.20.7 billion tenge was allocated last year for the construction of 87 gasification fac…

Floating Offshore Wind

UK backs Port Talbot floating wind hub

The UK government has awarded up to £64 million to support the development of Port Talbot as a floating offshore wind hub in the Celtic Sea.The Department…

Solar project

Axpo Signs Solar PPA with McDonald’s Spain to Supply 83 GWh Annually

Axpo has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with McDonald’s franchises in Spain to supply renewable electricity from a newly developed solar power c…

Tender/bid

UK plans to launch 6-GW offshore wind leasinground in 2027

The Crown Estate has confirmed plans to launch a Round 6 offshore wind lease auction in the first half of 2027.The tender will bring around 6GW to market, as fi…

Gas power plant

Duke Energy secures approval for gas plant in South Carolina

Utility Duke Energy said on March 26 that the ​Public Service Commission of South ‌Carolina had approved its plan to build new natural gas-fired ​generat…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Energy Ministry, Naftogaz sign cooperation documents with several U.S. companies

March 26- The Ukrainian Energy Ministry and Naftogaz have signed documents with U.S. companies on cooperation in energy projects in Ukraine, Ukrainian media quo…

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Group Expands Vehicle Odd-Even Driving Scheme,consider expanding the scale of solar power generation and energy storage systems

Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 27th that it will expand the five-day vehicle restriction system in accordance with the government's energy-saving meas…

Germany

Münch Energie builds out Germany’s largest battery cluster

Münch Energie has begun commissioning a 500 MWh battery storage cluster in Saxony-Anhalt, which the developer says is the largest contiguous BESS project o…