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Solarvest partners with Vista to develop solar projects in SEA

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/12/2024 Solarvest Holdings Bhd has partnered with Singapore-based Vista Contracting and Investment Global Private Limited to develop rooftop and utility-scale solar projects in Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, and Cambodia. The...

EIB grants €225 million loan for Prologis solar energy project

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €225 million framework loan to Prologis to support its initiative to generate electricity from low-carbon sources.  The project involves installing rooftop solar...

Hydrom and thyssenkrupp nucera collaborate on Oman’s green hydrogen expansion

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) and thyssenkrupp nucera have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance Oman’s green hydrogen sector.  The partnership will focus on exploring localisation opportunities and...

KEGOC secures KZT141 billion funding for West Kazakhstan project

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) has signed loan agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan for a total of KZT141 billion...

GE Hitachi advances BWRX-300 SMR to GDA Step 2 in UK

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 GE Vernova’s nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has reached a significant milestone with its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology, advancing to Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA)...

NorthWestern acquires 10% stake in North Plains Connector HVDC project

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 NorthWestern Energy has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Grid United’s North Plains Connector to acquire a 10% stake in the 3GW HVDC transmission line project.  The 420-mile (676 km) transmission...

Westinghouse and BWXT Canada partner on nuclear new-build projects globally

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Westinghouse Electric Company and BWXT Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on nuclear new-build projects in Canada and globally.  BWXT Canada will manufacture key components for...

Vestas secures 1.1GW order for Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for the 1.1GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland from Inch Cape Offshore, a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables.  The contract includes the...

Masdar inaugurates 500MW Zarafshan wind farm in Uzbekistan

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based future energy company, has inaugurated the 500MW Zarafshan wind farm in Uzbekistan, marking the largest wind facility in Central Asia.  The project was officially opened by Uzbekistan’s...

Envision Energy secures largest battery storage order in South Africa

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Envision Energy has secured a significant order to supply three battery energy storage systems (BESS) for South Africa’s Oasis 1 cluster of projects, with a total capacity of 257MW and 1,028 megawatt hours (MWh) of...

Kansai acquires stake in Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power has entered into a share purchase agreement with Iberdrola to acquire a 49% stake in the Windanker offshore wind farm project in Germany.  Kansai’s subsidiary, Windanker...

Iberdrola explores sale of UK smart metering business to raise £1bn

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 Spanish utility Iberdrola is considering the sale of its UK smart metering business, aiming to raise £1 billion ($1.27 billion), according to Reuters. The company is working with the Royal Bank of Canada as an...

Ofgem approves funding for transmission projects in Scotland

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 The British Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has approved funding for several transmission infrastructure projects in Scotland, enabling SSEN Transmission to begin pre-construction activities such as...

TotalEnergies and OQAE to develop 300 MW RE projects in Oman

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 TotalEnergies has partnered with OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE) to develop 300 MW of renewable energy projects in Oman.  The electricity generated will be supplied to Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) through long-term...

Hygreen Energy supplies 25 MW electrolyser for hydrogen project in China

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 Hygreen Energy has delivered a 25 MW electrolyser system to Huadian Weifang Power Generation Co., Ltd.  The system, capable of producing 3.6 tonnes of hydrogen daily with 99.999 percent purity, will support...

Ofgem proposes energy debt reforms amid £4bn crisis

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 The UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has proposed reforms to address household energy debts, which have surged to £4bn ($5.1bn).  The regulator suggests changes such as introducing tariffs without...

ADB approves $200m loan for Pakistan’s power distribution

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned a $200 million loan to modernise Pakistan’s power distribution infrastructure. The initiative targets reducing energy losses, strengthening infrastructure resilience...

Solar N Plus secures 500MW solar supply order for overseas market

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 China-based Solar N Plus New Energy Technology has secured a 500MW supply order for its high-efficiency N-type solar products, bolstering its position in the global renewable energy sector.  Renowned for its advanced...

Cathay Life acquires 50% stake in Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 4 wind farm

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 Ørsted has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan to Cathay Life Insurance (CLI) and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings.  The deal, valued at DKr11.6 billion ($1.6...

Australia announces 19 renewable projects under Capacity Investment Scheme

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/12/2024 Australia’s renewable energy sector is poised for expansion with 19 new projects announced under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 1.  These projects will add 6.4GW of clean energy to the national...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 NTPC Green Energy Limited has commissioned 75 MW of solar power...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Cygni Energy has inaugurated a fully automated battery energy...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 GAIL (India) Limited has re-invited bids for the engineering...