Maldives proposes a 5MW solar PV system tender in Greater Malé region
The tender will be implemented under the ASPIRE program which aims to boost Maldives’ solar PV to over 20MW. The Government of the Republic of Maldives is reportedly seeking a proposal from inves....
Origin Energy estimates a $44M hit arising from default power price
The latest regulation of the default power price is expected to generate lesser competition Origin Energy, the Australian listed public energy company, among other major energy retailers, has repor....
Philadelphia Solar switches on solar-plus-storage facility in Jordan
The expansion phase added 11MW more PV capacity and represents the second expansion phase of the project The energy storage system has a storage capacity of 12.6MWh and 23MWp output Solar pa....
Vikram Solar deploys 20MW solar projects at Lalgarh, Patni for WBSEDCL
Kolkata-based solar energy firm Vikram Solar has recently announced that the company has commissioned two solar projects of 10 megawatt (MW) each for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company....
Exxon commences drilling operations at the Haimara-1 exploration well
ExxonMobil, an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas, has reportedly begun drilling the Haimara-1 exploration well offshore Guyana. The drillship Stena Carron, ....
Shell bags license to trade oil products in China’s wholesale market
 The license is the first of its kind the nation has awarded to a foreign firm that allows it to independently trade in China’s wholesale market.  The deal indicates China’s willingne....
Iran still likely to invest in refinery expansion, says Indian Oil
Indias largest oil and gas company Indian Oil Corporation Limited recently said that Iran could still invest in one of its subsidiaries for a refinery expansion project. Sanjiv Singh, chairman of Indi....
OMV completes acquisition of Shell’s New Zealand assets in $578mn deal
Royal Dutch Shell plc, the British-Dutch multinational oil and gas major, has recently announced that it has concluded the sale of its shares in Shell’s entities in New Zealand for $578 million to O....
ICL to supply potash to India, signs a five-year agreement with IPL
Reports indicate that leading specialty chemicals and minerals company ICL has announced the signing of a five year supply agreement, for the first time, with Indian Potash Limited (IPL), the largest ....