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Crude Oil

Almost Half of South Africa’s Oil Refining Seen Shut Until 2022

South African plants owned by Glencore and Petroliam Nasional that make up 43% of the nation’s oil-refining capacity are expected to stay shut until at least 2…

Nuclear Power Plant

Indian Reactor Connected to the Grid

Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in India's Gujarat state has been connected to the electricity grid.

Electric Vehicle Charging

ZIMBABWE: DPA to Install 17 Electric Car Charging Stations

Distributed Power Africa (DPA), the subsidiary of the Econet Wireless group, will build charging stations for electric cars in Zimbabwe.

Solar Power Plant

Bangladesh’s 35 MW Spectra Solar Park Comes Online

The facility was jointly funded by the Asian Development Bank and German state development lender the KfW.

Distributed energy

Schneider Electric Unveils the Energy Center for Distributed-Energy-Enabled Homes

Integrated service for solar, batteries, EV chargers and whole-home energy controls is starting to go mainstream.

Wind Farm

Seajacks Scoops Akita Noshiro Turbine Job

Seajacks Japan has been awarded a contract by Kajima Corporation for the transport and installation of MHI Vestas turbines for 139MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind…

Energy Investment

Globeleq Expanding into Nigerian Power Business

Independent power generation company Globeleq will take a 74% stake in Nigerian power business CPGNL Limited.

Power Construction

India to Upgrade Rural Power Distribution Networks

The Asian Development Bank and the government of India have signed a $300 million loan to upgrade rural power distribution networks to provide reliable electric…

Hydropower Plant

Philippines Unveils Latest Round of Renewables Bidding

The Philippines’ Department of Energy has kicked off the start of its third round of bidding to further accelerate the development of renewables in the country…

Crude Oil

OPEC Crude Output Cuts Should Help U.S. Shale Profits in 2021

U.S. crude oil production has fallen 2 million barrels per day in the last year as low prices and demand forced shale producers to cut their losses

Hydrogen Technology

Researchers Take Key Step Toward Cleaner, More Sustainable Production of Hydrogen

Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality thanks to Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers and collabor…

Oil Price

How Will Biden’s Presidency Impact South America’s Oil Boom?

Much has been made of President-elect Joe Biden’s energy policies and the negative impact they will have on the U.S. oil industry, which is laboring to survive…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japanese Industry Leaders Call for Nuclear Restarts

Japan has confirmed its objective to raise the share of nuclear power to 20-22% by 2030, but the process to restart the reactors shut down after the Fukushima D…

Energy Storage Battery

Irish State-Owned Utility ESB Announces 100MWh of Battery Energy Storage

Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has announced almost 100MWh of utility-scale battery storage projects, kicking off its pipeline of projects in the Republic of Ir…

Crude Oil

Petrobras Sets Oil Production Record in 2020

Robust Chinese demand for pre-salt crude buoyed Brazil' state-controlled Petobras in 2020, helping spur record output of 2.28mn b/d of oil.