French

Brazil

AFD and IDB Launch $324M Subsea Fibre and Data Centre Project in Brazil’s Amazon

The French Development Agency (AFD) has collaborated with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to allocate $324 million toward a comprehensive subsea fiber…

Wind Farm

RWE Secures Two Onshore Wind Projects in France

The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has released the results of its latest onshore wind tender, the tenth round under the PPE2 Multi-annual Energy Pro…

SMR

EDF Aims to Produce 30 Small Modular Reactors by 2050, Design Planned for 2026

State-owned French energy group EDF plans to complete the conceptual design of its small modular reactor (SMR) next year, as it seeks to expand its presence in …

Saudi Arabia

CMA CGM Plots Expansion in Saudi Arabia With $450M Jeddah Terminal JV

French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has advanced its Middle East expansion by signing a term sheet with Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal (R…

France

TotalEnergy Sells Its Greenflex Consultancy Business to Oteis

TotalEnergies SE, based in Paris, announced an agreement to sell its sustainable consultancy and solutions affiliate, GreenFlex, to Oteis, an independent French…

Canada

E3 and Axens Enter Partnership Supporting Lithium Supply

E3 Lithium Ltd., based in Calgary, Canada, and French technology company Axens have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore strategic …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF Raises 2025 Nuclear Production Estimates, 2027 Unchanged

French nuclear operator EDF announced on Monday that it has raised its forecast for nuclear power generation in 2025 to a range of 365 to 375 terawatt hours (TW…

Offshore Wind Power

TotalEnergies and Rwe Consortium Awarded Offshore Wind Tender in France

The French Ministry of Industry and Energy has awarded the Centre Manche 2 offshore wind tender to a consortium of TotalEnergies and RWE. The project will be lo…

Argentina

TotalEnergies Extends Use of DOF CSV in Argentina

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has secured a contract extension for its construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Patagonia in Argentina. The extension w…

Power Construction

EDF Enters €1BN Loan Deal With Eib to Enhance French Electricity Grid

French utility EDF, which manages about 95% of the country’s electricity distribution through its subsidiary Enedis, has secured a €1 billion ($1.17 …

LNG

Hanwha Entrusts French Firm With Tank Design for LNG Carrier Duo

French containment technology company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) announced that it has been contracted by South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean to design tanks f…

China

CMA CGM Orders up to 10 LNG Dual-Fuel Boxships in China

French container shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has placed an order for six liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships, each with a capacity of …

Hydropower Plant

EDF to Make 6 GW of Hydropower Capacity Available Under French Deal With EU

On Thursday, August 28, 2025, the French Prime Minister’s office announced that EDF, the state-owned utility, will allocate 6 gigawatts of hydroelectric c…

Syria

CMA CGM Switches Syria’s €200M Latakia Port Expansion Project Into High Gear

French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM has decided to accelerate the second phase of the Latakia Port expansion project in Syria, following a meeting in …

Egypt

Egypt Agrees to Buy at Least 200,000 Tons of French Wheat, State Buyer Says

Egypt’s state grains buyer, Future of Egypt (FoE), also known as Mostakbal Misr, finalized agreements on Monday to purchase at least 200,000 metric tons o…