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ADNOC Gas secures $680mn from Japan's JERA Global Markets in LNG supply deal

25 October 2023

ADNOC Gas has finalized a lucrative LNG supply deal worth $680mn with JERA Global Markets – a joint venture trading arm of Japan’s energy giant JERA and EDF Trading of France.

Biden’s offshore wind hopes are sinking: BNEF

25 October 2023

The Biden administration’s goal of adding 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 is “drifting further from reality”

India will see largest energy demand growth: International Energy Agency

25 October 2023

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected that India's demand for electricity, primarily driven by household air conditioning, is anticipated to experience a nine-fold increase by the year 2050.

Iran’s NW region looks to Chinese expertise in renewables

25 October 2023

Iran is seeking to close a deal with China's Qinghai province, a solar powerhouse, to use its expertise for the implementation of renewable electricity generation projects in the north-western Ardabil province.

South Africa’s power utility Eskom aims for 1,000MW from cross-border electricity imports

25 October 2023

South Africa’s struggling state-run power utility Eskom plans to import 1,000 MW of additional electricity from neighbouring countries using a cross-border standard offer programme.

Plus Power raises $1.8bn for standalone battery storage

25 October 2023

Plus Power has completed $1.8bn in new financing for standalone battery storage to help stabilise the US grid while incorporating more solar and wind energy.

Banks make more money from green projects than fossil fuels

25 October 2023

For the second year running, banks are making more money from fees for loans and from underwriting bond sales for green projects than from fossil fuel projects

Iran seeks multilateral gas transit deal at SCO meeting

25 October 2023

Iran will try to hammer out a multilateral deal to set up a “North-South gas corridor” during an upcoming gathering of the prime ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Oil Minister Javad Owji said.

Envusa Energy applies for 520-MW trading licence in four South African provinces

25 October 2023

Southern Africa-focused renewables company Envusa Energy jointly owned by Anglo American and EDF Renewables, has lodged an application for an electricity trading licence in four provinces of South Africa.

War in Gaza won’t change the outcome for East Med Gas Pipeline (EMGP) project

25 October 2023

War in Gaza won’t change the outcome for EMGP, which lost too much momentum before the Mideast fell into conflict.

“Don’t sanction Russia’s oil: tax it,” says ex-Naftogaz chief Kobolyev

25 October 2023

Sanctions on Russia’s oil exports aren’t working. Russia has found too many partners in the global south that are willing to process or re-export its oil, and Moscow has too many ships in its shadow fleet that can avoid sanctions. So tax it.

Singapore approves import of 1.2GW of low-carbon electricity from Vietnam

25 October 2023

Singapore's Energy Market Authority has conditionally approved Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries Ltd., to import 1.2GW of low-carbon electricity from Vietnam to Singapore

Saudi energy firm ACWA Power eyes Indonesian renewables investment

25 October 2023

ACWA Power, an energy company from Saudi Arabia, has expressed its interest in investing in Indonesia's renewable energy sector

B.Grimm Power expands renewable energy business with acquisition of LT06 S.r.l. in Italy

25 October 2023

B.Grimm Power, a leading energy company based in Thailand, has announced its expansion into the renewable energy sector with the acquisition of LT06 S.r.l., an Italian company

Iceland expresses interest in geothermal cooperation with Indonesia to harness untapped energy potential

24 October 2023

Iceland has expressed its keenness to collaborate with Indonesia in the field of geothermal energy.

Montenegrin NGOs urge European Commission not to build LNG terminal at Port of Bar

24 October 2023

Critics accuse European Commission of actively encouraging higher fossil gas consumption across the Western Balkans.