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Eskom, Sasol sign MoU on exploring LNG potential to mitigate looming gas shortage in South Africa
SOCAR and BP expand oil and gas partnership in Azerbaijan
MoU covers joint search for international opportunities, BP's intention to work with SOCAR to develop two offshore blocks, plus expansion of existing ACG field.
Romgaz moves closer to launching €1.5bn bond programme in Luxembourg
EMTN programme is aimed at financing the Neptun Deep offshore gas project developed by Romgaz in a 50:50 partnership with OMV Petrom.
AsiaElec: Asian Development Bank approves $500mn loan to support Indonesia’s energy transition
Vietnam explores battery energy storage systems to strengthen renewable energy sector
As Vietnam’s renewable energy sector expands rapidly, experts are advocating for the adoption of battery energy storage systems to enhance energy security and stabilise the national grid
Strengthening clean energy cooperation between US, India
The United States and India plan to strengthen bilateral technical, financial, and policy support to expand their clean energy manufacturing capacity, the two countries said in a joint statement issued on September 22.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the country ahead of winter blackouts
Thousands of cars clogged the roads out of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on September 18, with some even driving on the wrong side of the road, after Russia completely destroyed the local power station.
MEOG: Iraqi driller restores wells at key oilfields
DMEA: NNPCL searches for operators to run Port Harcourt refinery
AfrOil: Russia to build fuel pipeline in oil-rich Congo
AfrElec: NBET seeks five-year licence renewal from Nigeria’s NERC
Infrastructure bottleneck could thwart Kazakhstan’s ambition to export green hydrogen to Europe
Great potential, however, exists in using the clean commodity to produce green industrial products in move to help decarbonise economy, says geoeconomics analyst.
Kenya signs historic pact with US to advance its nuclear power plans
Lotus Resources says planned uranium project in Botswana to have a 15-year-plus mine life
India's NTPC Green Energy files for $1.2bn IPO
NTPC Green Energy Limited, a subsidiary of India’s state-owned power company NTPC Limited, has submitted a draft red herring prospectus for its planned INR100bn ($1.2bn) initial public offering.
Global wind power installations reached a new high in 2023
Global wind power installations reached a new high in 2023, increasing renewable energy’s share of total power generation to 30%. Who are the leading countries? China leads the top 15 countries by total installed wind turbine capacity with 442GW.
Czechia chooses UK's Rolls Royce to develop small modular reactors
State-owned power group CEZ plans to build up to 10 SMRs with a combined output of three gigawatts by 2050.
Solar Energy Corporation of India floats tender for offshore wind power project
The Indian state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India last week issued a tender for the development of a 500-MW wind power project off the coast of Gujarat.
LatAmOil: Petroperu faces financial uncertainty despite government aid
Romania-Bulgaria Danube hydropower project is dangerous, environmental groups warn
Critics of the Turnu Magurele-Nikopol HPP project say it will put villages along the Danube at risk, and could endanger nuclear power plants.
Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro among countries least likely to separate waste
Western Balkans struggles with waste management as infrastructure fails to keep up with increased volume.
Big tech AI related emissions could be 700% higher than they claim
US big tech companies claim they are carbon neutral, but an investigation by The Guardian found emissions related to the rapid growth of data centres needed to drive AI have risen more than seven-times higher than they claim.
TotalEnergies announce $550mn investment deal with NNPCL for Ubeta field in Nigeria
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) and French energy major TotalEnergies have launched a $550mn investment for the development of the Ubeta field in the West African country.
US, India convene clean energy partnership ministerial in Washington D.C.
The Strategic Clean Energy Partnership Ministerial, led by US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, took place in Washington D.C. on September 17.
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