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Masdar and Samruk-Kazyna to develop renewables in Kazakhstan

Masdar has signed a collaboration agreement with Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna, to develop renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the country. The signing was witnessed by Abu Dhabi Crown...

AIIB, ADB, and AIF partner to boost ASEAN infrastructure and power grid

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on ASEAN-related infrastructure projects.  The agreement outlines cooperation on...

TCL Solar and Grid Africa to deploy distributed energy in Zimbabwe and Zambia

TCL Solar has partnered with Grid Africa to develop 100 MW of distributed solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems across Zimbabwe and Zambia.  The initiative will focus on enhancing energy access for critical sectors such as telecom, data...

Philippines to pilot global model for replacing coal with clean energy

The Rockefeller Foundation and a group of international partners—ACEN Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Keppel, and GenZero—are launching a pilot project in the Philippines to demonstrate a new model for replacing coal with clean energy.  The...

Israel approves planning for nationwide green hydrogen pipeline

Israel will begin work on a national blueprint for a green hydrogen pipeline following approval from the National Planning and Building Council.   The proposed system will stretch from the Jezreel Valley in the north to Eilot near Eilat in the south...

World Bank approves loan for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s energy transition

On May 1, 2025, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a €79.90 million loan and €2.89 million grant to support Bosnia and Herzegovina’s National Energy and Climate Plan. This funding aims to enhance energy security, promote...

Vietnam approves amended National Power Development Plan VIII

Vietnam has officially approved the amended National Power Development Plan VIII (PDP VIII) for the 2021-2030 period, with a long-term vision extending to 2050. This revision, under Decision 768/QD-TTg, replaces the previous version (Decision...

Indonesia targets 10GW nuclear power by 2040

Indonesia is set to significantly expand its renewable energy capacity by 2040, with plans also to introduce 10GW of nuclear power, according to a Reuters report. In February 2025, the country announced plans to build nuclear power plants with a...

Ireland launches National Offshore Renewable Energy Plan

Ireland’s Ministery for Climate, Environment, and Energy has launched the National Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) as part of the country’s efforts to reach at least 5 GW of offshore wind capacity and 80%...

Equinor and Polenergia get final clearance for Bałtyk 1 offshore wind

Equinor and Polenergia have received the final environmental decision for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm in Poland’s Baltic Sea. The clearance, issued by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk, marks a key milestone ahead of...

Spain and Portugal recover from historic blackout

Spain and Portugal began restoring power after experiencing the worst blackout in their history on 28 April 2025.  The outage, which started around 10:33 GMT, caused massive disruptions, including grounding planes, halting public transport, shutting...

Lebanon signs loan with World Bank for electricity sector reforms

Lebanon has secured a USD250 million loan agreement with the World Bank to address long-standing issues and modernise the country’s energy infrastructure. The loan will help establish a national control centre, improve accounting and billing systems...

China approves construction of ten new nuclear reactors

China has cleared the construction of ten new nuclear reactors in 2025, marking the fourth year in a row it has approved at least ten reactors, Bloomberg reported. As per local outlet The Paper, the new projects will involve an investment of 200...

Chile releases final long-term energy plan for 2023-27

The Ministerio de Energía (Ministry of Energy) of Chile published the final Planificación Energética de Largo Plazo (PELP) 2023–27 on April 22, 2025, in accordance with Articles 83–86 of the Ley General de Servicios Eléctricos (LGSE) or General Law...

Google signs offshore wind PPA with CIP in Taiwan

Google has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) in Taiwan.  Under the terms of the agreement, Google will buy renewable energy from the Fengmiao I offshore wind project, which is set to become...

U.S. halts Empire Wind 1 project, raising concerns among global suppliers

Equinor has suspended offshore construction of its Empire Wind 1 project off the coast of New York following a stop-work order issued by U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. This unexpected directive has raised concerns among European suppliers who...

US confirms high tariffs on solar cells from Southeast Asia

US trade authorities have confirmed high tariffs on most solar cells imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This follows a year-long investigation triggered by US manufacturers’ claims that Chinese-owned companies were...

Nigeria cuts electricity subsidy burden by 35% after tariff hike

Nigeria has reduced its electricity subsidies by 35% following a targeted tariff hike for high-use consumers, according to Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu. Previously, the government was spending nearly N200 billion ($125 million) monthly to keep...

Vietnam plans $136.3bn shift to renewables and nuclear by 2030

Vietnam will invest $136.3 billion in its power sector by 2030 to expand capacity and reduce coal use. Installed capacity is set to grow from over 80 GW in 2023 to between 183 GW and 236 GW. Coal’s share will fall to 13.1%–16.9%. Solar will rise to...

EDF commissions South Africa’s first IPP-developed main transmission substation

EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the French Électricité de France (EDF) Group, has commissioned the 400/132 kV Koruson main transmission substation (MTS) near Noupoort in South Africa’s Northern Cape. This is the first major transmission substation in...

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