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Electricity Transmission

National Grid Philippinesallots P132 Billion to Build New Power Transmission Projects

Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said it is spending P132 billion to build new power transmission projects.

​Nigeria Releases Funds for Compensation of Mambilla Hydropower Projec

The Federal Government has released funds for compensation of those whose land and other property will be affected by the construction of 3,050 megawatts Mambil…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Bill to Rollback Natural Gas Drilling Regulations Clears Pennsylvania House Committee

Despite the looming promise of Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto, a Pennsylvania House panel has advanced a bill loosening regulations for conventional gas drillers.

Smart Grid

Saudi Arabia Signs Smart Grid Deal with China’s State Grid, Landgrab Continues

State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has won a US$1.1 billion contract to install smart meters in Saudi Arabia.

House Plans Oversight Session on Bill Banning Israeli Gas import

The Lower House has decided to hold an oversight session next Sunday to discuss a draft law in the making that bans the import of Israeli gas to the Kingdom.

Oil & Gas Trade

Congo Wants to Sell Gertler’s Oil Blocks on Ugandan Border

Congo Kinshasa is forming a plan to take back two oil blocks from sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler and sell them to another company.

Power Construction

China Tibet Makes Serious Infrastructure investments in Power Grid

The central government has invested more than 68.6 billion yuan ($9.9 billion) in infrastructure construction in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region in 20…

Coal Mine

CIL's Coal Resources Available Rise 8.3 Billion Tonnes

Coal resources available to Coal India Ltd (CIL) has seen a boost of over 8.3 billion tonnes (bt) following allocation of 16 blocks by the Centre.

Solar Company

A Number of Photovoltaic Enterprises on the Hurun Enterprises List!

On January 9, 2019, Hurun Research Institute released the list of Hurun China's top 500 private enterprises. It is understood that the threshold of the list is …

Nuclear Fuel

Uzbekistan Signs U Supply Deals with Japanese Firms

Uzbekistan has signed contracts worth more than USD1 billion for the supply of uranium to Japan, Kun.uz reported yesterday, without stating its source. The cont…

EV Market

Tesla Becomes The Most Valuable U.S. Automaker Ever with An $84bn Valuation

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla delivered more cars than investors expected in the last quarter of 2019, raising its market capitalisation to more than $84 …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Woodside Gets Green Light for $6 Billion Senegal Oil Project

Australian oil and gas producer Woodside has won approval from the Senegalese government to develop the nation's first oil project, clearing the way for final i…

Electricity Transmission

Maine Invests $1 Billion in Transmission Lines to Bring Canadian Hydropower to the New England grid

The state agency that handles zoning in Maine’s unregulated territories gave its approval Wednesday to a proposed $1 billion transmission line aimed at bringin…

Power Construction

Grid Project Completion Brings Stable Electricity to Southern Xinjiang

A 3.6-billion-yuan ($514.29 million) grid project was officially completed and started operation in the southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region by the end of …

Ireland to Ban Sale of Fossil Fuel Cars by 2030 Under Proposed Bill

The Irish government published on Monday a draft bill proposing to ban the sale of fossil fuel cars in the country by 2030.