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Energy Infrastructure

Czech Republic: €190 Million EIB Loan to Modernise Energy Transmission Infrastructure

State-owned energy transmission system operator CEPS has secured a €190 million ($229 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to strengthen its infrast…

Carbon Neutral

CEE Leaders ‘Urged to Back EU 2030 Climate Target’

Briefing from CAN Europe demands central and eastern European countries raise their clean energy ambitions

Power Construction

ADB Approves Loan for Power Distribution System Upgrade in Karnataka, India

The ADB has agreed to provide a combined sovereign and non-sovereign loan amounting to $190m for the upgrade and modernisation of power distribution system in B…

Solar Power Plant

Newport Eyes Huge 75MW Nationally Significant Solar Farm

Newport is eyeing a huge 75MW solar farm to be built on the Gwent levels in south Wales.

Energy Storage Project

Asunim & I-KWh Join Elsewedy on Utility Scale PV + Storage Project in South Sudan

Both Asunim and I-kWh have extensive experience on their field, implementing well-performing PV systems and utility scale electricity storage systems.

Wave Energy

Norway Issues Permit for Wave Power Plant off Ålesund

Marina Solutions has received permission from the Norwegian authorities to temporarily moor a wave energy test plant outside the Atlantic Ocean Park in Ålesund…

EV Market

Japan Phasing Out Gas-Only Autos

All new vehicles sold in Japan by the mid-2030s will be hybrid or electric as the government begins to unveil concrete steps for reaching its goal of becoming c…

Natural Gas

Argentina Draws 16 Bids for Subsidized Gas Supply

Argentina received bids from 16 companies in a path-breaking auction to supply more than 70mn m3/d of natural gas at subsidized wellhead prices for power genera…

Oil Price

OPEC+ Working on Compromise for 2021 Oil Policy

The OPEC, Russia and their allies, a group known as OPEC+, had been widely expected to extend existing oil cuts of 7.7 million barrels per day (bpd).

Joe Biden

EU Commission Eyes ‘Green Trade Agenda’ with President-elect Biden

The European Commission said sustainable finance regulations are another topic that should receive attention on both sides of the Atlantic.

Net Zero Emission

UK Unveils New Climate Target

68% cut in GHG emissions is part of the UK’s Nationally Determined Contribution under Paris Climate Agreement

Power Construction

China: New Traction Transformer Installed in Xiong’an Substation

The 220kV intelligent traction transformer produced by Yunbian Electric in the Hebei section of the Beijing-Xiong Intercity Railway has been successfully instal…

Wind Turbine

EDP Renováveis Commissions Spain’s Largest Wind Turbines in Burgos

EDPR is developing the Quintanilla II wind farm, which will feature three wind turbines spanning a height of 199.9 metres.

Geothermal Power Plant

Mitsubishi Power to Upgrade Geothermal Plant in the Philippines

Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order for the facility upgrading of the Makban Geothermal Power Plant…

Wind Farm

Nordex Receives Certification for N149/5.X Model

Turbine can be operated both with standard and anti-icing rotor blades.