Investment

Wind Turbine

Aquila Acquires Third Danish Wind Project

Aquila European Renewables Income Fund has announced its intention to increase existing investment in Svindbaek Vindkraft HoldCo ApS .

Offshore Wind Power

France Oil Giant Total Enters Floating Offshore Wind Sector with UK Acquisition

French oil and gas major Total has acquired an 80% stake in the 96MW Erebus floating offshore wind projected to be built off the coast of Wales in the Celtic Se…

Power Construction

Australian State to Push 17.7 GW Green Energy into Grid

The renewable energy zones in three regions aim to drive $14.11b of investments.

Offshore Wind Power

Wind Energy Group Says $43 Billion at Risk from COVID-19

Energy groups continue to assess the industry disruption caused by the coronavirus, with the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on March 19 saying the glob…

Hydropower Plant

MIGA Announces First Ever Guarantee in the Solomon Islands for a Hydro Plant

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, has issued guarantees that will support the development, financing, const…

Oil Price

Oil Price Won’t Impact Renewable Strategies Says IRENA Director-General

The turmoil in the oil market is unlikely to have a major impact on renewable energy plans and investment.

Latvia Aims for Energy Efficiency

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with ALTUM – a Latvian state-owned development finance institutions that provides funding for a wide…

Clean Energy Transition

IEA: Coronavirus May Hamper Clean Energy Transition & Climate Action

The coronavirus pandemic might lead to a decline in carbon emissions in the short-term, but may pose a threat to long-term climate action as it will also underm…

Offshore Wind Power

China, France Energy Giants tTeam up for Offshore Wind Power Project

The China Energy Investment Corporation (China Energy) said it has inked a deal with the French energy giant EDF Group to jointly develop an offshore wind power…

Off-Grid

Off-Grid Energy Key to Power Growth in Emerging Markets

Approximately $2.1 billion in cumulative disclosed corporate-level investment was deployed into off-grid energy access markets between 2010 and 2019.

Power Construction

TenneT Inks €250m Dutch Grid Deal with EIB

TenneT has signed a €250m loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to fund a key onshore grid project that will enable the transmission of increasing a…

Power Construction

AIIB Approves $200m Loan to Improve Electricity Access in Bangladesh

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed to finance the Dhaka and Western Zone transmission grid expansion project in Bangladesh.

Solar Company

AES Gener Announces Investment in 1.6 GW of Renewables in Chile

Santiago-based power company AES Gener SA said it will invest USD 1.8 billion (EUR 1.6bn) to add around 1.6 GW of new wind and solar capacity to portfolios in C…

Power Construction

China State Grid Over 100 Billion Power Grid Infrastructure Project Started

The latest statistics from the State Grid show that more than 1,600 grid infrastructure projects have been started and resumed, and the investment scale has exc…

Albania Seeks Investment to Support Existing Hydropower

Albania, a country of about 2.9 million people, is a net importer of electricity, and power supply security is a major challenge for the country, which is situa…