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Taiwan commissions largest ever renewables project of 272 MW of solar
Vena Energy, the Singapore-based energy firm and one of the wider Asia-Pacific region’s leading installers of renewables projects, late last month announced the completion and commissioning of a 272-MW solar project in western Taiwan.
South Africa: Cosatu suggests dropping condition prohibiting power utility Eskom to invest in new generation from debt relief package
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has proposed that the prohibition on power utility Eskom investing in new generation capacity be removed from the debt relief package.
International call for remote Turkmenistan to deal with methane emissions stepped up
COP 28 climate conference organisers appeal to “super-emitter” country to work with outside agencies in addressing planet-warming leaks.
Reports suggest Iran’s seizure of tanker is retaliation for US effort to arrest vessel carrying Iranian oil cargo
Dubai’s Dragon Oil plans additional $8bn investment in Turkmenistan oil and gas exploration by 2035
Korean-US SMR links to benefit wider Asian region
On a state visit to the United States last week, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol oversaw the signing of a number of far-reaching agreements with US firms to boost the use of Korean and US SMR technology in Asian markets and beyond.
JERA agrees to purchase LNG from Venture Global in 20-year deal
Under the terms of the free on board deal, JERA will buy roughly 1mn tpy of LNG from the Venture Global-operated CP2 project to be located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Taiwan is starting to think virtual when tallying its energy mix
In something of a global first, Taiwan has added a virtual element to its nationwide power grid capacity numbers. The move is the result of local battery-swap tech specialist Gogoro teaming up with Italian energy infrastructure experts Enel X.
Coal must be removed from mix faster than currently planned: ADB
In a report released by the Asian Development Bank it was surmised that Asia needs to make significantly faster moves towards its green energy transition than it is presently doing.
Rio Grande LNG to be financed soon, says NextDecade CEO
NextDecade Corp. CEO Matthew Schatzman says that a positive final investment decision is likely to be made on the Rio Grande LNG facility soon after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s order reaffirming its approval.
Kuryk port project takes aim at Kazakhstan’s dependence on Russian pipelines
As Russia’s war in Ukraine upends the flow of fuels and commodities around the globe, countries including its ex-Soviet neighbours are hunting for alternative routes that avoid Russia.
Russia's oil and gas production expected to decrease by 20mn tonnes in 2023
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on April 27 that the country's oil and gas condensate production is expected to decrease to 515mn tonnes in 2023 from 535mn tonnes in 2022.
Minerals Council South Africa urges utility Eskom to sell old coal power plants to private sector
Pakistan thrown a crude lifeline by Moscow
The crude deal was agreed following a visit to Pakistan by a high-level Russian delegation earlier in the year headed by Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov.
Mirziyoyev’s “New Uzbekistan” to become more investment-friendly and green
The winds of change are blowing strong in Uzbekistan as President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced a series of sweeping reforms aimed at opening up the country's economy and attracting foreign investment with emphasis on green energy.
South Africa parliamentary committee adopts $13.9bn Eskom Debt Relief Bill to aid struggling power utility
India’s north-eastern states working to facilitate oil search
In the extreme and very remote north-east of India, the chief ministers of the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have given a green light to oil exploration measures after agreeing to settle long-standing border disputes going back generations.
TotalEnergies says restart of construction of $20bn LNG plant in Mozambique is being hampered by cost dispute with contractors
TotalEnergies has said the security situation in northern Mozambique has stabilised but resumption of work on its LNG project in the area is being complicated by disagreements with contractors over extra costs.
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