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United States

US Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale Draws $82.7 Million in High Bids

Aug. 12 — The Trump administration’s latest sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico attracted nearly $82.7 million in high bids on Wednesday…

India

CESC Unit to Buy ReNew Solar Assets for $510 Million

India’s CESC said on Aug. 10 that its renewable energy platform, Purvah Green Power, will acquire a 1.4-gigawatt operational solar portfolio from ReNew So…

United States

Texas Halts Data Center Grid Connections Pending Statewide Audit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a temporary halt to data center connections to the state’s power grid as officials review the sector’s growing im…

India

EIM, HPCL Partner to Expand EV Charging and Battery Swapping Infrastructure in India

Karnataka-based Energy In Motion (EIM) has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to establish and operate fast-charging and ba…

Nevis Geothermal Project Set to Enter Drilling Phase Later This Year

July 28, 2026 — The long-awaited Nevis Geothermal Project is moving into a critical new phase, with a drilling rig expected to be mobilized in the coming weeks…

Japan

Renova Temporarily Suspends Operations at Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Plant

Japan-based Renova Inc. announced on July 21 that operations at its 74.8-megawatt Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Power Plant have been temporarily suspended for repair…

Pakistan

KP Completes Two Mini-Micro Hydropower Projects in Upper Dir

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has completed two mini-micro hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 342 kilowatts in Upper Dir district, providing lo…

Denmark

European Energy Connects 38 MW of Battery Storage to Denmark’s Grid

July 13, 2026 — European Energy has connected battery storage systems at two sites in Denmark, bringing a combined 38 MW/152 MWh of battery capacity into opera…

Austria

EIB Grants €450 Million Loan for OMV Green Hydrogen Plant in Austria

The European Investment Bank has granted a €450 million loan to support the construction of OMV’s green hydrogen production plant in Bruck an der Lei…

France

PNE Group Wins French Tender for 22 MW Oinville-Saint-Liphard Wind Farm

PNE Group has secured a success in the latest French wind power tender, with its Oinville-Saint-Liphard wind farm selected among 39 awarded projects.The tender,…

Iraq

Iraqi prime minister to visit Washington on Monday; oil and gas deals expected

Iraq’s prime minister will visit Washington on Monday to deepen strategic ties with the United States, with oil and gas deals expected to be signed as par…

China

Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 Connected to Grid for First Time

Unit 2 of the Taipingling nuclear power plant in Guangdong province has supplied electricity to the grid for the first time, China General Nuclear announced.(Im…

Hollandse Kust West VI Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

The 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea has produced its first power after connecting to TenneT’s offshore grid, with …

India

Coal India to Invest Rs 19 Billion in R&D by FY2030

Coal India has announced plans to invest Rs 19 billion in research and development by fiscal year 2030 to improve mine productivity, reduce emissions and suppor…

Combined cycle power plant

Fermi taps Primoris for Texas power plant construction

Fermi announced on June 30 it selected Primoris Services Corporation to engineer and construct balance of plant infrastructure for six SGT-800 gas turbines at i…