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Shell to acquire 9.6 GW renewable power company in India

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-11)
  • David Flin

Shell has announced that it plans to acquire Sprng Energy for $1.55 billion, a renewable energy company in India owned by the investment firm Actis.

Botswana invites bids to build 200 MW solar plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-10)
  • David Flin

Botswana has invited bids from IPPs to build a 200 MW solar PV power plant to boost power generation and increase the proportion of renewable energy.

GE Renewable Energy signs contract to upgrade Itaipu hydropower plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-09)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy’s Hydro and Grid Solutions businesses have jointly signed a contract to upgrade the 14 GW Itaipu hydropower plant in Brazil and Paraguay.

UK in talks with South Korea for nuclear power plant construction

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-06)
  • David Flin

Following the UK announcement that it is planning to build eight new nuclear power plants by 2050, the UK and South Korea are in talks regarding nuclear power plant construction.

Vena Energy contracts ODE as engineer for South Korean offshore wind farm

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-05)
  • David Flin

Singapore renewable energy firm Vena Energy has selected Offshore Design Engineering ODE) as the owner’s engineer for its 384 MW Yokji offshore wind farm in South Korea.

Ghana orders first waste-to-energy power plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-04)
  • David Flin

Ghana has ordered its first waste-to-energy power plant at Gyankobaa in Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in Ashanti.

Finnish consortium scraps nuclear plant deal with Russia’s Rosatom

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-03)
  • David Flin

Finnish consortium Fennovoima has terminated a contract with Russian group Rosatom to build the 1200 MW Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in northern Finland.

McKinsey expects fossil fuels to peak by 2030

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-02)
  • David Flin

Research by the consultancy firm McKinsey & Company says that the energy transition is accelerating, with the share of renewables in global power generation expected to double over the next 15 years, and fossil fuel demand projected to peak before 2030.

Schneider Electric to sell Russian operations to local management

  • 2 years ago (2022-04-29)
  • David Flin

Schneider Electric has announced that it will divest its operations in Russia and Belarus to local management.

Wärtsilä to build bio-LNG plant in Germany

  • 2 years ago (2022-04-28)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has announced that it will supply equipment for a major bio-LNG facility in Germany.