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Eurasian bank plans Kazakhstan rail investment
The Eurasian Development Bank is considering an investment into several rail projects in Kazakhstan, including the 270km Bakhty-Ayagoz railway line
SP Group, Banpu bags Thai district cooling
Singapore state-owned electricity and gas distributor SP Group and Thai renewable power producer Banpu have won the tender for a district cooling system project in Thailand
Neoen gets approval for Oz battery
French independent power producer Neoen has received development approval from the state government for a greenfield battery energy storage system in Tasmania
Sempra’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 wins authorisation
Sempra Infrastructure has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the permit authorizing the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 expansion project in Jefferson County, Texas
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JERA to decommission 3 units at Fukushima plant
Power Asia PacificJERA Co, a leading Japanese power producer, today announced its decision to decommission Units 1, 3, and 4 at its Hirono Thermal Power Station
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Princeton Digital commissions Jakarta data center
Renewables Asia PacificPrinceton Digital Group has commissioned a 22MW hyperscale data center facility worth $150 million in Indonesia
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Advanced Info to deploy solar C&I in Thailand
Renewables Asia PacificThai mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service has tapped Gulf Energy to deploy and operate solar power generation on its properties in the country for $14.7 million
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Hai Long OSW credit agreement signed
Renewables Asia PacificNorthland Power has inked a $3.67 billion credit agreement for the development of its 1.02GW Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan
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GRSE, Lloyds Register partner on hydrogen fuel cell ferry, India
Renewables Asia PacificGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, a public undertaking under India’s Ministry of Defence, has entered into an agreement with UK-based maritime services company Lloyd’s Register to develop a hydrogen fuel cell ferry
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AFRY bags owner’s engineering for Thai solar
Renewables Asia PacificSwedish energy and infrastructure consultancy AFRY has secured the owner’s engineering service contract for the planned expansion of a solar photovoltaic site in Prachinburi, eastern Thailand
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REFF Wall Street 2023: End of the tax equity ‘monopoly’
Renewables North AmericaThe circa $20 billion annual tax equity stranglehold a small number of banks had on the market is over now that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has introduced transferability, according to one financial advisor at REFF Wall Street 2023
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REFF Wall Street 2023: IRA spurs growth but many hit pause as uncertainty remains
Renewables North AmericaWhile the Inflation Reduction Act has spurred the green energy industry since its inception in August 2022, the legislation has not come without its own difficulties and may even be causing some developers to hit pause, according to speakers at REFF Wall Street 2023
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REFF Wall Street 2023: Opportunities in ‘neglected’ WECC
Renewables North AmericaRenewable energy developers shone a light on the untapped potential of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) market during REFF Wall Street 2023, with one speaker calling it a “forgotten market”
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ABD approves Uzbekistan grid digitization loan
Power Asia PacificThe Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $200 million for the distribution network digital transformation and resiliency project in Uzbekistan
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Microsoft inks power pact, Poland
Renewables EuropeLightsource bp has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Microsoft, marking the first power deal for the companies in the country in Poland
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Lightsource bp unveils plans for solar, Maldon
Renewables EuropeLightsource bp has outlined its proposal to fund, develop, and build a 49.9MW solar project at Lodge Farm, Old London Road, Woodham Walter, and Hall Farm, Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer
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Genting, Pupuk ink LNG pact, Indonesia
Oil & Gas Asia PacificGenting Oil & Gas and PT Pupuk Indonesia have entered into a gas sale and purchase agreement
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Air Products inks $10bn investment in Uzbekistan
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAir Products and Chemicals has agreed to invest up to $10 billion into Uzbekistan, via projects in coal gasification, hydrogen, and ammonia production and other decarbonization initiatives
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TotalEnergies, European Energy partner on renewables
Renewables EuropeFrench renewable developer TotalEnergies has partnered with European Energy to co-develop 4GW of onshore renewable projects in multiple locations