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Enel aims to acquire Endesa Latin America asset

  • 10 years ago (2014-08-01)
  • Junior Isles

Italian electric utility Enel wants to buy the entire Latin American operation of its Spanish subsidiary, Endesa, as part of a reorganisation plan, Endesa has said.

Centrica and Dong scrap 4.2 GW Celtic Array offshore wind project

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-31)
  • Junior Isles
Centrica and Dong Energy have announced they are abandoning plans to jointly develop up to 4.2 GW of offshore wind generation the Irish Sea, the Celtic Array, due to ‘challenging conditions’ which pushed up project costs.

Italy plans €2 billion grid sell off to China’s State Grid Corp

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-28)
  • Junior Isles
Italy is planning to sell a €2 billion, 35 per cent stake in its energy grid holding company CDP Reti to China's State Grid Corp, the world’s largest state utility, according to media reports.

Egypt restarts nuclear plan

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-26)
  • Junior Isles

Egypt is set to launch a tender as it restarts plans to build its first nuclear power plant, according to state-owned Al Ahram Newspaper reports.

Japan sets $4 billion coal investment target for developing nations

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-24)
  • Junior Isles
The Japanese government has reiterated its support for assisting development of efficient coal-fired power in developing nations, and has set an investment target of $4 billion a year for supporting these projects.

Mexico’s CFE announces $2.8 billion in private contracts after power reforms

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-22)
  • Junior Isles
Mexico's national power company CFE has said that it plans to offer $2.8 billion in new natural gas and electricity infrastructure project contracts by the end of 2014.

Toshiba to supply steam turbines and generators for Sarulla geothermal plant

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-17)
  • Junior Isles

Toshiba Corporation has been awarded a major contract to supply 3 x 60 MW steam turbines and generators (STG) for the Sarulla geothermal power plant project. The plant, currently under construction in Tapanali Utara in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, is one of the world’s largest geothermal power plants.

Russia’s Yakutia Republic announces wind investment

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-14)
  • Junior Isles
The government of Russia’s Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Siberia has announced plans to invest up to RUB 3 billion ($100 million) in the development of new wind power projects.

Global clean energy investment rebounds in 2014

  • 10 years ago (2014-07-12)
  • Junior Isles
Investment in clean energy across the globe has rebounded and is once again growing strongly with new investment totalling $66.2 billion during Q2 2014, up 8 per cent year-on-year, according to analysis by Clean Energy Pipeline. This figure represents a five-quarter high for project financing after the relative slump during 2012 and 2013.

Financing secured for Ashalim solar thermal plant

  • 11 years ago (2014-07-09)
  • Junior Isles

Megalim Solar Power Ltd (Megalim) – a special purpose company formed by Alstom (25.05 per cent), BrightSource (25.05 per cent), and NOY Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund (49.9 per cent) – has secured financing from the European Investment Bank and the Bank Hapoalim for the construction and operation of the Ashalim Thermal Solar Power Station in Israel.