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India OKs SJVN’s investment proposal for hydro project in Nepal
India OKs SJVN’s investment proposal for hydro project in Nepal
Authorities also approved an equity investment of $208.52m.
Uzbekistan bags $400m funding to strengthen energy, financial markets
One of the goals is to invite more power sector investors.
India green lights 2,600-MW hydro pumped storage plants
This will boost efforts to achieve 74 GW by 2031-2032.
ENEOS inks PPA to supply renewable energy to Amazon
Around 20,000 megawatt-hours will be supplied annually.
EnergyCo releases scoping report for New England RE zone
This establishes the necessary infrastructure to connect the project to the grid.
J-POWER completes acquisition of Genex
The acquisition price was $228m.
PH to resume reserve market early-August
Adjustments to the WESM will be made for this.
China’s wind and solar capacity surpass coal for the first time
In H1, wind and solar added over 100 GW versus 8 GW from coal.
Alternergy breaks ground for 28-MW Solana solar project
This will be completed in 2025.
Global battery investments see first decline since 2020
It was largely driven by the slump in battery infrastructure investments in mainland China.
PH to rollout energy scorecard for climate resilience
The final scorecard for electric cooperatives will be out in September.
India issued vesting orders for 10 coal mines
These are projected to generate $19.96m annually.
FRV Australia secures $781m refinancing for 1-GW solar portfolio
This will also benefit future projects.
Renova’s Tokushima-Tsuda biomass plant resumes operations
It will undergo improvement works and will be shut down again in September.
NTPC unit to build 630-MW solar project in India
This will be completed in 2026.
ACEN acquires 60% stake in 500-MW wind project developer
A $1.25m loan was also executed.
India logs highest coal production in 2023-2024
Coal imports also reached a five-year high.
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