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Electrification

NIGERIA: NSIA Grants $24 million to Solar Power Naija Electrification Program

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, the institution that manages Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund, is allocating $24 million in funding for renewable ene…

Wind Turbine

Nordex Received a 50 MW Wind Energy Order from Poland

Ignitis Group, the Lithuanian state-owned energy holding company, has contracted Nordex to supply 14 N117/3600 wind turbines for a wind farm in Poland.

Oil Price

Opec+ Quota Gap Widens

Opec+ crude production increased last month but fell short of the 400,000 b/d agreed rise in quotas, as several members struggled to keep pace.

Oil Refinery

Fire Breaks Out at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi Refinery

Kuwait's state-owned refiner KNPC said a fire broke out a "short while ago" at its 346,000 b/d Mina al-Ahmadi refinery.

Thermal Coal

Tightness Limits North American Met Coal Exports

Supply setbacks weighed on US and Canadian coking coal exports in November, while historically high prices throughout October and early November gave mining fir…

Power Cable

Prysmian to Work on First Middle East Subsea Transmission System

Prysmian has entered into a Limited Notice to Proceed for the supply of power cables for what is said to be the first-of-its-kind high-voltage, direct current s…

Power Construction

Germany Confirms 2021-2035 Grid Plan

Two projects for offshore wind totalling 2GW will be networked with each other for the first time

Solar Power Plant

ScottishPower to Acquire 800MW UK PV

Two deals signed with Elgin Energy for 12 projects and Lightsource BP for five facilities

Video: Stability of Floating Wind Turbines

Yesterday the Crown estate announced huge new leases for floating wind farms in the Celtic sea.

Geothermal Power Plant

Video: Secretary Granholm Highlights the Benefits of Geothermal Energy at GRC 2021

Watch her remarks at this year’s event, the largest annual gathering of the geothermal industry.

Video: Upending and installing a vacuum vessel sector

In this short time-lapse, watch how an ITER vacuum vessel sector is installed in assembly tooling. ​

Oil Pipeline

Video | Nord Stream 2: The $11BN Megaproject That's Dividing Europe

It's more than just a pipe.

Power Construction

Heat-stricken Argentina turns to China to fortify grid

Argentina is turning to China to fortify its electricity system that is buckling from a sweltering heat wave following years of under-investment and near-frozen…

Carbon Emissions

CO2 Plans could Drive up EU Fuel Oil Exports

EU proposals to add CO2 emissions costs and taxes to conventional marine fuel prices starting in 2023 could reduce Europe's residual fuel oil demand for bunkeri…

Crude Oil

Indian State Refiners get February Saudi Crude Requests

Indian state-controlled refiners are getting their requested term crude volumes from Saudi Arabia's state-controlled Saudi Aramco for February loading.