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The gradual exit from CfD contracts is turning stable assets into infrastructures exposed to higher volatility, challenging expected returns and traditional financing models for the renewable sector.
The Spanish renewable energy producer significantly increased its investments and revenue while achieving more than half of its asset rotation target for the 2025–2027 period.

Octopus Energy mobilises $450mn for energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa

Octopus Energy joins a global initiative to accelerate renewable energy deployment in Africa, committing $450mn through its Power Africa programme to supply electricity to more than one million people.
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Australian energy provider Snowy Hydro has secured long-term agreements with Aula Energy and TagEnergy, adding 120 MW of wind power and 105 MW of battery storage to its national portfolio.
Chinese manufacturer EVE Energy has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Sweden’s Vimab BESS AB to supply batteries and energy storage solutions in Northern Europe.

Huawei receives top appraisal for its BESS safety assessment system

Huawei's full-lifecycle battery safety rating system has been officially validated by a national technical committee, marking a key milestone for large-scale energy storage deployment.
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Equinix has signed a strategic agreement with French start-up Stellaria to reserve 500 MWe of advanced nuclear capacity to power its future European AI data centres starting in 2035.
Three photovoltaic plants will receive financing structured by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to strengthen Romania's electricity capacity and attract private capital to the sector.

China braces for record winter demand amid energy strain on coal, gas and UHV networks

Faced with a climate- and geopolitically-constrained winter, Beijing announces expected record demand for electricity and gas, placing coal, LNG and UHV grids at the centre of a national energy stress test.
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Faced with oversupply risks and Russian sanctions, OPEC+ stabilises volumes while preparing a structural redistribution of quotas by 2027, intensifying tensions between producers with unequal capacities.
The Iraqi government and Kurdish authorities have launched an investigation into the drone attack targeting the Khor Mor gas field, which halted production and caused widespread electricity outages.

Kyrgyzstan bets on a Russian small modular reactor to solve its energy crisis

Bishkek plans to host a RITM-200N small modular reactor supplied by Rosatom to address electricity shortages and deepen energy ties with Moscow, despite the risks posed by Western sanctions.
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The United Kingdom is replacing its exceptional tax with a permanent price mechanism, maintaining one of the world’s highest fiscal pressures and reshaping the North Sea’s investment attractiveness for oil and gas operators.
Loiret Energie and Terres d’Energie Développement will invest €15mn in a 31.5-hectare agrivoltaic farm in La Ferté Saint-Aubin, combining electricity production and organic cattle farming.

Waga Energy secures $180mn funding to accelerate production in the United States

Waga Energy has secured $180mn in senior debt over four years to develop its biomethane project portfolio at landfill sites in the United States.
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Pakistan confirms its exit from domestic fuel oil with over 1.4 Mt exported in 2025, transforming its refineries into export platforms as Asia faces a structural surplus of high- and low-sulphur fuel oil.
PetroChina internalises three major gas storage sites through two joint ventures with PipeChina, representing 11 Gm³ of capacity, in a CNY40.02bn ($5.43bn) deal consolidating control over its domestic gas network.

Japan launches FAST to build a public fusion demonstrator by 2035

The FAST project enters its engineering phase in Japan, mobilising an industrial consortium led by Starlight Engine and Kyoto Fusioneering to establish a public-private fusion sector based on the deuterium-tritium cycle.
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Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund makes its first acquisition outside the FIT scheme with a 1.1 MW solar plant in Tsukuba, valued at ¥253.5mn ($1.7mn), under a corporate PPA agreement.
Brasília links a major tax fraud investigation to talks with Washington, combining demands for financial transparency with negotiations over U.S. access to Brazilian rare earths.
Shell extends its early participation premium to all eligible holders after collecting over $6.2bn in validly tendered notes as part of its financial restructuring operation.
After 23 years at ITC Holdings Corp., Chief Executive Officer Linda Apsey will retire in March 2026. She will be replaced by Krista Tanner, current President of the company, who will also join the Board of Directors.

ReGen III secures $3.975mn in sub-agreements under debenture exchange

ReGen III confirmed receipt of $3.975mn in sub-agreements tied to its convertible debenture exchange programme, involving over 97% of participating holders.
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Activist fund Enkraft demands governance guarantees as ABO Energy’s founding families prepare a change of control, under an open market listing and KGaA structure that offers limited protection to minority shareholders.
China National Petroleum Corp has inaugurated a new electricity-focused entity in Beijing, marking a strategic step in the organisation of its new energy assets.

Kretinsky takes stake in TotalEnergies through €5.1bn asset swap

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky expands further into energy with a strategic investment in TotalEnergies, via his holding EPH, in exchange for assets valued at €5.1bn.
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France’s competition authority fines TotalEnergies, Rubis and EG Retail over a cartel restricting access to Corsican oil depots, affecting the local fuel distribution market.
EDF and OpCore are converting a former thermal power plant south-east of Paris into one of Europe’s largest data centre campuses, backed by a €4 billion ($4.31bn) investment and scheduled to begin service in 2027.

Certified 3D-printed parts for oil and gas enabled by secure remote production

Four companies completed a global series of secure remote additive manufacturing to locally produce certified parts for the oil and gas industry, marking a key industrial milestone for supply chain resilience.
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BW Offshore and BW Group create BW Elara, a joint venture for floating desalination units, combining offshore engineering and water treatment to meet urgent freshwater needs.
Frontera Energy will separate its oil and infrastructure operations in Colombia to create two independent entities with distinct strategies, with completion expected in the first half of 2026.

TotalEnergies commits $100mn with Climate Investment to support OGDC

TotalEnergies injects $100mn into Climate Investment’s Venture Strategy fund to accelerate the adoption of emissions reduction technologies within the oil industry under the OGDC framework.
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Standard Lithium receives growing institutional backing in the United States to develop direct lithium extraction in Arkansas, a strategic area where the company positions itself against Exxon Mobil.
SBM Offshore reports year-to-date Directional revenue of $3.6bn, driven by Turnkey performance and the addition of three new FPSOs to its global fleet.

European Union prepares quotas to mandate locally produced low-carbon steel in public procurement

The European Commission is developing a scheme mandating a minimum share of EU-made low-carbon steel in public procurement, alongside a post-safeguard trade regime and targeted energy support to sustain the continental steel industry.
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Sunsure Energy will supply Deepak Fertilisers with 19.36 MW of hybrid solar and wind power, delivering 55 mn units of electricity annually to its industrial facility in Raigad, Maharashtra.
IonQ will deploy a quantum computer and entanglement distribution network at the University of Chicago, strengthening its technological presence within the Chicago Quantum Exchange and accelerating its product roadmap.

VoltaGrid raises $5.0bn to deploy 4.3 GW of capacity by 2028

Texas-based energy solutions provider VoltaGrid secures record mixed financing to expand its decentralised power generation portfolio, primarily targeting hyperscale data centres.
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Kuwait's IMCC and Egypt's Maridive have formalised a joint venture based in Abu Dhabi to expand integrated offshore marine operations regionally and internationally.
In New York, Chevron outlines its long-term vision following the Hess integration, focusing on financial stability, spending reduction, and record production to consolidate investor confidence.