Energy economy

Colombia

Colombia announces renewable energy auction

Colombian Energy ​Minister Edwin Palma on April 15 announced an upcoming renewable ‌energy auction, saying that he would travel to the United States next …

Norway

Equinor aims to sell 8% stake in solar energy firm Scatec

Norway's Equinor said on April 13 it is contemplating a ​sale of some 12.9 million ​shares in Scatec, representing around ⁠8.1% of the ​solar energy fir…

United States

Microsoft, Chevron and Engine No. 1 sign exclusive deal for power supply

Microsoft, Chevron, and investment fund Engine No. 1 announced an exclusivity agreement on March 31 aimed at collaborating on power generation and supply. The p…

Energy Investment

U.S. Seeks Critical Mineral Battery Projects To Invest $500 Million

The U.S. government is seeking battery manufacturing and recycling projects to invest $500 million to strengthen the national critical mineral and materials ind…

Wind Power Project

VinEnergo to invest $8 billion in Gia Lai wind power complex

VinEnergo has signed an agreement with Gia Lai province to study the potential for developing an $8 billion wind power complex.On March 28, the two parties sign…

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…

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…

Canada

Brookfield, La Caisse Acquire Clean Energy Platform Boralex for $6.5 Billion

Brookfield Asset Management and La Caisse have teamed up to acquire Canadian renewable energy company Boralex for around C$9bn ($6.5bn), including debt.The acqu…

Energy Investment

Zelestra secures $600 million for 440 MW Texas solar portfolio to supply solar portfolio

Renewable energy developer Zelestra has closed a $600 million green project financing package to fund the construction and development of two utility-scale sola…

SMR

DL E&C, X-energy First SMR Design Contract

DL E&C announced on the 25th that it has signed a contract with U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) company X-energy for an "SMR standardized design." The contract…

Solar project

Google signs PPAs on 400-MW Texas solar project portfolio

Utility solar developer Sunraycer Renewables has arranged two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Google for the Lupinus and Lupinus 2 solar project…

United States

TSEA Energy to invest $25m in North Carolina facility to boost US grid manufacturing

TSEA Energy is investing $25m in a new manufacturing facility in Eden, North Carolina, marking its first industrial operation in the United States and expanding…

India

Patel Engineering wins Rs 230.7 crore Bhutan hydro project package

Patel Engineering Limited (PEL) has received a letter of award worth Rs 230.70 crore from Dorjilung Hydro Power Limited for a pre-construction package of the 1,…

Scottish Carbon Removers Secures £1 Million Investment to Expand Modular Carbon Capture Technology Applications

Recently, a Scottish company called "The Carbon Removers," which focuses on capturing biogenic carbon dioxide from industries such as whisky production, has sec…

Serbia Launches Carbon Credit Trading Platform in Response to EU CBAM Mechanism

The Belgrade Stock Exchange recently announced that it will launch an innovative platform to connect capital markets in the Western Balkans, where domestic inve…