Denmark’s Maersk Group is in talks to potentially acquire half of Zaafarana state-owned 545-MW wind farms in the Red Sea Governorate, after the government initially approved ownership in principle, according to multiple local media outlets.
Nearly half of the projects awarded under the relaunch of South Africa’s renewable power purchase programme have failed, undermining plans to use wind and solar to ease the nation’s energy crisis.
The Queensland government has identified 12 renewable energy zones across the Australian state that will underpin its $62 billion plan to decarbonise its electricity supply.
Serentica Renewables has announced that it has signed over 1.25 GW of new power delivery agreements (PDAs) with multiple industrial customers across India.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast that the largest increases in the USA during the summer (June, July, and August) will come from solar, wind, and natural gas-fired power plants because of new generating capacity coming online.
The Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) has set a goal for the country to increase capacity to 140 GW by 2050, from less than 5 GW now, to meet a third of the country’s electricity demand and help it achieve its 2050 carbon neutrality target.
Torrent Power Ltd has awarded a contract to Suzlon Energy to develop a 300 MW wind power project in Karnataka, India.
The Spanish renewable energy group Naturgy will acquire ASR Wind, a portfolio of 12 wind farms, from private investment house Ardian for an unspecified sum.
The West Australia government will spend nearly $3 billion on a renewable battery storage system and wind generation as part of a major overhaul of its energy network as it prepares for the retirement of its coal-fired power plants.
Monsoon Wind, Laos’ first wind project, has started construction. The 600 MW project is owned by Thailand-based Impact Energy Asia Development.