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UK launches GBP15bn Warm Homes Plan to cut energy bills across Britain

Britain unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan to upgrade five million homes with solar panels and heat pumps, aiming to lift one million families out of fuel poverty by 2030 whilst creating 180,000 green jobs.

Europe’s last wild rivers shrinking fast as Balkans lose 2,500 km of pristine waterways

Wild rivers in the Balkans are being steadily eroded by hydropower and infrastructure development finds new study commissioned by Riverwatch and EuroNatur.

Kazakhstan’s “de facto” uranium nationalisation looks like “spectacular own goal”, says investor

Canadian exploration company Laramide pulls out of project, arguing economic case for FDI no longer exists.

Shell and Mitsubishi considering selling stakes in LNG Canada

Shell and Japan’s Mitsubishi are exploring options to unload parts of their stakes in LNG Canada.

Canada’s Woodfibre LNG receives two new modules

Woodfibre LNG has reached another key milestone with the arrival of two modules in Squamish, British Columbia.

Hanwha signs MOU to support Newfoundland LNG project

South Korea’s Hanwha Group has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Canada’s Fermeuse Energy to jointly advance the Newfoundland and Labrador LNG project.

Equinor’s eastern ambitions: navigating opportunity and adversity in South Korea

In late 2025 and early 2026, local media reported that Equinor missed a key deadline to finalise an agreement necessary for state backing of the Firefly/Bandibuli project.

Gazprom Neft agrees to sell stake in Serbia’s NIS to Hungary’s MOL

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has reached a provisional agreement to sell its majority stake in Serbia’s oil company NIS to Hungary’s MOL, in a deal that would require approval from the US Treasury as the firm seeks to escape US sanctions.

Kenya seeks $824mn from pipeline company privatisation as debt pressures mount

Nairobi has launched the KPC privatisation targeting $824mn from an IPO that values the fuel transporter at about $1.27bn, amid a push for new funding for infrastructure amid rising debt-servicing costs.

IntelliNews Lambda: Europe’s deep freeze begins to bite as gas storage dips below seasonal trend

A deepening cold snap across Europe has begun to dent the continent’s gas reserves, with storage levels falling more sharply in recent days and, for the first time this winter, deviating measurably from the seasonal norm.

Fico visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago, Slovakia signs nuclear deal with US

Fico's government is pursuing close cooperation with the US on a new reactor at the site of the existing Jaslovské Bohunice nuclear power plant.

Iraq kicks off drilling at Akkas following contract overhaul

Iraq has commenced well-drilling operations at the Akkas gas field in Anbar Governorate

Serbia’s NIS restarts Pancevo refinery after US sanctions waiver

Serbia’s majority Russian-owned oil company NIS has restarted oil processing at its Pancevo refinery on January 18 after securing a temporary waiver from US sanctions.

Egyptian Kemet signs $500mn deal with China’s Suzhou to build 5GW solar manufacturing complex

Egyptian President El-Sisi directs government to prioritize settlement of foreign oil and gas debts

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed the government to maintain its commitment to settling dues owed to oil and gas companies operating in Egypt

China’s electricity consumption surpasses 10 trillion kWh for the first time, outpacing US and EU combined

China’s annual electricity consumption surpassed 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time in 2025, according to government data released this week, underscoring the country’s accelerating industrial output and surging demand.

Russia and China dominate global nuclear power construction

Russia and China have emerged as the dominant forces in the global nuclear energy market, with state-backed companies accounting for over 90% of nuclear power plants under construction since 2016.

Sudan’s Giad Group to launch first EV production in Q1 2026

Sudan backs Trump-led mediation initiative on Nile water dispute

OUTLOOK 2026 Ghana

Ghana is in a markedly stronger position than during the 2022–23 balance-of-payments and debt crisis. The IMF projects real GDP growth of about 4.8% in 2026, underpinned by firmer exports and easing inflation.

Tajikistan hedging its Rogun bet, exploring solar options

Is Dushanbe making tacit admission that mega-dam project may not pay off?

Albania aims to be energy independent by 2028

PM Edi Rama tells Dubai summit Albania plans to become fully energy independent as it expands solar and wind generation to reduce its reliance on hydropower and electricity imports.

Angola’s Lobito refinery 23% complete

Angola’s $3.8bn Lobito refinery is now expected to be completed in July 2027, with the project currently 23% complete, according to Quantum Commodity Intelligence.

Hungary’s MOL nears deal to acquire majority stake in Serbia’s NIS

Hungarian oil and gas group MOL is expected to sign a key agreement in the coming days in talks to acquire a majority stake in Serbia’s Russian-owned oil company NIS.

Trump hails “fantastic” phone call with Venezuela's Rodríguez as Machado visit looms

US President Donald Trump said he has held a lengthy telephone conversation with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, lavishing praise on the Chavista administrator as a "terrific person" with whom he is working "very well."