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Greece's PPC Gets EUR 100m from EIB for Grid Modernisation

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Greek utility PPC SA (ATH:PPC) on Friday signed an agreement for a EUR-100-million (USD 108m) loan supporting investments…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Helps Streamline Pakistan's Nuclear Power Programme

Pakistan has described the support it has received from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in strengthening its nuclear power programme through a pro…

Drilling for Geothermal Project to Proceed on the Azores, Portugal

​As reported by local news in Iceland, Iceland Geothermal Drilling Company has secured a drilling contract valued at ISK 2.6 billion (around EUR 18.6 million) …

Crude

South Sudan Ignores Reports on Oil Pollution, Birth Defects

The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy met…

Wartsila to supply gas power plant for industrial park in Bangladesh

Finnish company Wartsila has received a contract to supply 78MW engine power plant to support an industrial complex in Bangladesh.

Oil & Gas Trade

Coronavirus Forces Qatar To Reroute Oil And Gas

One of the biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, Qatar, is working with importers in China to reschedule or re-route some oil and gas cargoes to the wo…

IAEA Reports 189 Nuclear and Radioactive Material Incidents in 2019

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported 189 incidents involving nuclear and radioactive material falling out of regulatory control in 2019, highl…

Australia’s Renewables Chaos Prompts Solar Exit of top EPC player

The builder of some of Australia’s largest solar plants will not take on any new sector contracts, amid claims that grid fallout and other factors have decimat…

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Gives Iraq Sanctions Waiver for Vital Iranian Gas Imports

The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity supplies, two Iraqi of…

Crude

Guyana to Export Its First Share of Oil in Coming Days: Official

Guyana is getting ready to export in the coming days the first cargo of Liza crude entitled to the government as share of the oil produced by a consortium led b…

German Energy Leaders Seek Federal Support for Low Carbon Transition

A leading German energy association and regional energy minister both called for increased German federal support in meeting the country’s decarbonisation goal…

Power Construction

South Korea’s First HVDC Upgrade Strengthens Renewables Transportation

The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and GE Renewables Energy’s Grid Solutions have upgraded a high-voltage direct current link between South Korea mai…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US DoE Pledges up to $64m in Clean Coal R&D Funding

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $64m in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportun…

Hyundai Motor Expands Partnership with U.S. Gov to Support HFC Technologies

Hyundai Motor Company today announced the expansion of its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its support of the DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cel…

Oil & Gas Trade

Gas Forum a Diplomatic Opportunity for Israel

A new international organization was born in the Mediterranean on January 15. In parallel to the joint statement by the Israeli and Egyptian energy ministers on…