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AfDB, EIB sign joint partnership action plan to fast-track development in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a joint partnership action plan that aims to strengthen co-operation and mutual development priorities.
EBRD mulls lending €17.5mn to Bulgaria’s VEZ Svoghe for new greenfield renewable energy projects
Moldova to connect to Romania’s power grid under €261mn project
TEHRAN BLOG: Will Biden bet on a quick return to the Iran nuclear deal?
Saudis and Israelis on edge as incoming US president looks set to restore Barack Obama’s signature foreign policy achievement. The Iranians are playing it cool. But they dearly desire an end to those crushing sanctions.
NRG: LNG spikes, political swings and new technologies
Georgia shuts down main power producer for three months
EBRD lends PLN117mn for construction of two Polish wind farms
Syria to import fuel as shortages continue
Africa’s electricity unlikely to go green this decade
Research from the University of Oxford predicts that total electricity generation across the African continent will double by 2030, with fossil fuels continuing to dominate the energy mix.
Ukrainian government will cap natural gas price for households in a move that endangers its IMF deal
Ukrainian government will cap natural gas price for households in a move that may further jeopardise the country’s co-operation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Iran’s navy conducts missile drill while analyst argues Trump even capable of nuclear strike in final days
"Desperate” US president “may try to ‘wag the dog’ by ordering a strike – perhaps with a tactical nuclear warhead – on Iran’s main nuclear facility in Natanz” says former White House economic council senior adviser.
Explosion tears through Ukrainian gas pipeline
German state creates foundation to circumvent US sanctions on Nord Stream 2
German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern seeks to create foundation to execute purchases of necessary materials for completion of Nord Stream 2, thus avoiding imminent further US sanctions.
Russia, Kazakhstan pushing for oil production increases on the back of coronavirus vaccine-fuelled oil price optimism
Russia and Kazakhstan won a concession from OPEC to increase production in the coming months at the expense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which remains concerned that the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic will depress demand in 2021.
Korea deploys destroyer as Iran seizes tanker and enters war of words with Israel
Tehran vows “decisive response” to any Israeli action against its scaled up nuclear programme. New worries surface that Donald Trump plans to spark conflict with Iranians.
Vast tide of floating waste threatens Balkan hydropower plants
Tens of thousands of cubic meters of waste are floating on the Drina river and its tributaries as the countries in the river basin — Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia — have failed for years to upgrade their waste management systems.
Lower hydropower generation dragged down Slovenia’s electricity output down in November
Electricity generation by hydropower plants slumped in November forcing Slovenia to turn to thermal power generation and pushing up fuel consumption.
Renewables assets change hands in Romania as energy companies look to green future
Demand for wind and solar parks is growing in Romania, where Hidroelectrica and Engie Romania snapped up local renewables assets in December.
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