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Germany

Germany may have to slow coal plant closures, Merz says

Germany may have to keep some coal-fired power plants online longer than planned, as it aims to accelerate the construction of gas-fired power stations amid the…

Italy

EU approves Italy’s $6.45B renewable hydrogen support scheme

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €6 billion Italian scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen for the transpo…

China

Volvo Cars to exclusively sell Lynk & Co electric cars in Europe

Volvo Cars has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese company Geely Auto to become the exclusive importer and distributor of Lynk & Co electric vehic…

India

BHEL Secures Rs 13,500 Crore Contract for NTPC's Telangana Stage-II Power Project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has been awarded a contract worth over Rs 13,500 crore (excluding GST) by NTPC Limited for the main plant package of the…

France

TotalEnergies and EDF Group have signed an agreement on the supply of nuclear energy

French energy companies TotalEnergies SE and EDF Group (Électricité de France) have signed a partnership agreement for the supply of nuclear energ…

Kazakhstan

Construction Kicks Off on Kazakhstan’s 1-GW wind farm

Work on a 1-GW wind farm project has begun near Ekibastuz in the Pavlodar region.source: Kazakhstan Energy MinistryAccording to the Kazakh Ministry of Energy, t…

United States

Exxon and QatarEnergy's joint venture Golden Pass produces first LNG at new Texas facility

Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture ‌between QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil has produced its first liquefied natural gas at its new facility in Texas, the compan…

Japan

MHI Innovative Combustion Dynamics Laboratory is Established at Kyoto University with the Aim of Developing and Socially Implementing World-Leading Technology

Mar 30, 2026- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Kyoto University will operate an industry-academic laboratory, MHI Innovative Combustion Dynamics Labo…

Hydropower Plant

EU approves €144m state aid for French hydrogen plant

The European Commission has approved €144 million in French state aid to support HyforSeeds in producing renewable and low-carbon hydrogen for the fertilis…

Coal Production

NLC UPRVUNL JV Starts Coal Production in Jharkhand

Mar 29-The Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited, a joint venture company of NLC India Ltd and UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd, has commenced production from a …

Biofuel

US finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27

The 'Trump Administration' finalized a new mandate for biofuel blending volumes for 'the U.S on March 27. oil refiners. This required more fuels fro…

India

Torrent Power acquires TU47 to expand thermal portfolio

Torrent Power Limited (TPL) has acquired 100 % equity shares of Torrent Urja 47 Private Limited (TU47) for a cash consideration of Rs 5,00,000. The transaction …

France

Qair secures solar PV PPA at 192MW Brazilian plant

French independent power producer (IPP) Qair has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brazilian LPG distributor Ultragaz for the Bom Jardim solar PV pro…

United States

US deep-sea mineral processing plant planned by Glomar, Australia's Cobalt Blue

Deep-sea mining firm Glomar Minerals and Australia's Cobalt Blue Holdings said on March 30 they plan to build a U.S. ‌refinery to process critical minerals…

New Zealand

New Zealand's LNG Import Terminal Plan Faces Uncertainty Over Economic Viability

New Zealand’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal faces an uncertain future after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stated on March 30 tha…