The first wind power plant in Aktobe region has been commissioned in the Kargaly region. The project was implemented by the Italian investor “Eni” together with “General Electric” and the support of NC “Kazakh Invest”. The launching ceremony was attended by the regional akim Ondasyn Urazalin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to the Republic…
The first meeting of the commission created upon the Azerbaijani president’s order on “Measures of implementing pilot projects in the field of using renewable energy sources” dated December 5 has been held at the Ministry of Energy. Chairman of the commission, Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov stressed that the goal of the ministry was to…
Gas price will not increase in Armenia until April 1, 2020, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan has announced. “I cannot say for now what will happen after April 1, 2020 because the talks are not over yet, and we have not summed up the agreements. I can confidently state one thing that there…
Estimated cost of construction of a 300-megawatt Heating and Power Plant 2 is $200 million, Chairman of the Board of the National Energy Holding of Kyrgyzstan Aitmamat Nazarov has declared. According to him, the capital is growing, new houses are being built and commissioned that need to be provided with heat. Therefore, there is a…
The Lithuanian government has approved a proposal to run energy generation auctions, which should increase domestic power production as the country desynchronizes from the Moscow-controlled grid by 2025. The Baltic grids are still part of the post-Soviet BRELL ring, which also includes Russia and Belarus, and remain dependent on the control center in Moscow and…
The state-owned electricity generator Eesti Energia has reduced its CO2 emissions by 50% YoY, the company says, and has tripled its renewables energy production over the same period. Hando Sutter, CEO of Eesti Energia, made the announcement, adding that the European Commission’s climate neutrality target for 2050 was achievable, even if oil shale production continued…
Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies and a subsidiary of Mubadala, has entered into a formal agreement with the Armenian National Interests Fund (Anif), a state-owned foreign direct investment vehicle, to develop 400 MW solar power projects in Armenia with an investment of $300-320 million. The first project being under…