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Hungarian electricity consumption rises 4% to 46.92 TWh in 2021
All eyes fall on Nazarbayev clan’s extraordinary wealth as Kazakhstan’s Tokayev asserts authority by targeting super rich
Across three decades fabulous riches were secured at home and offshore in oil, gas, metals, banking and luxury property.
Turkey orders industrial zones to switch off production for rolling 3-day periods after Iran restricts energy supplies
Iran ‘scraps plans to sell holdings in largest petrochemical company PGPIC after receiving just one bid’
TransAlta to replace turbine foundations at New Brunswick wind farm
Canada’s TransAlta Renewables says it will have to replace all 50 turbine foundations at a wind farm in New Brunswick after a tower collapsed last year.
Neoen chooses AFRY as partner for three wind farms in Finland
France-based Neoen has chosen Sweden’s AFRY as a partner to provide analyses and wind measurements for the company's three upcoming wind power projects in Finland.
OX2 hands over first wind farm in Poland
Sweden’s OX2 has handed over the 21-MW Zary wind farm in Poland to Munich Ergo Asset Management (MEAG).
Colombia to launch wind power plant in La Guajira
Colombia is preparing to launch a wind power plant at the end of January to boost clean energy generation.
Pattern Energy launches Western Spirit Wind projects
US-based renewable energy company Pattern Energy Group has completed and begun commercial operations at its 1,050-MW Western Spirit Wind power projects in New Mexico.
Second unit of Kosova B thermal power plant restarted
Major Croatian energy companies turn to renewables
Oil and gas group INA and state oil pipeline operator Janaf have announced new commitments to renewable energy generation as the green transition gets underway in the country.
RWE progresses its 17th Spanish wind farm with GES
RWE is investing more than €40mn in its new 43.2-MW Rea Unificado wind farm in Soria, north-eastern Spain, some 160 km west of Saragossa. The wind farm is located in the municipalities of Trevago, Valdelagua del Cerro, Fuentrestrun and Castilruiz.
RWE begins construction of wind farm in Evendorf
RWE has started construction of the Evendorf wind farm in Germany’s Lower Saxony’s Harburg district, 50 km south of Hamburg.
Blackstone to invest in Invenergy Renewables
Alternative asset manager Blackstone is to invest $3bn in US renewable energy projects developer Invenergy Renewables Holdings, the largest private renewable energy company in North America.
Norway's gas supply beats forecast in December
Malindi solar plant injecting clean power to Kenya’s national grid
Malindi solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on Kenya’s coastline is injecting 40 megawatts (MW) of power to the country’s national electricity grid.
The EBRD will only invest in projects that fall in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
The EBRD will only invest in projects that fall in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
Georgia’s mountainous cryptocurrency problem
The legendary mountain region of Svaneti has turned into a cryptocurrency mint, resulting in chronic electricity shortages.
TransGlobe and Pharos Energy commit to invest $506mn in oil exploration and development in Egypt
EQT becomes largest US producer of certified natural gas
US shale gas producer EQT announced last week that it had certified the majority of its natural gas output under both the Equitable Origin 100 (EO100) and MiQ standards.
Chesapeake reportedly close to Chief acquisition
US shale driller Chesapeake Energy is reported to be in advanced talks over acquiring privately owned Marcellus shale player Chief Oil & Gas.
Suncor cites operational issues in fourth-quarter update
Canada’s Suncor Energy said on January 18 that operational problems at two of its oil sands sites had resulted in lower crude production at the end of 2021. The disclosure was part of a fourth-quarter update.
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