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Day: March 1, 2023

OPEC increases oil production in February, despite OPEC+ agreement

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) produced 28.97 million barrels per day (bpd) in February, an increase of 150,000 bpd from January. Despite the agreement within the OPEC+ alliance to reduce production to support the market, the resumption of Nigerian production contributed to this increase.

Spain: Equinix signs five new PPAs

Equinix adds five new renewable energy purchase agreements in Spain for a total of 225 MW, bringing its APP capacity to 595 MW worldwide.

VCA: £165 million in funding

UK-based EVC has secured up to £165 million of funding managed by Denham Sustainable Infrastructure to promote the use of electric vehicles to help meet the UK’s net zero emissions targets.

British energy companies challenge Bulb’s takeover in court

Three of Octopus Energy’s competitors have filed a lawsuit in the U.K. court challenging the government-backed takeover of energy provider Bulb, which they say is opaque. They denounce the use of billions of pounds of public money to support the sale of Bulb to Octopus.

Kenya to set up 136 solar networks

Kenya is building 136 solar mini-grids to bring electricity to remote areas underserved by the national power grid. With more than 3,000 solar mini-grids installed in sub-Saharan Africa, off-grid solar energy is revolutionizing access to electricity for rural populations.

Hydrogen: Hy24 invests in the Nordic countries

Hy24 and Everfuel announced Tuesday a total investment of €200 million to create a joint venture that will finance infrastructure to produce green hydrogen in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.