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Enerdata is an independent research company that specialises in the analysis and forecasting of energy and climate issues. We do this at a variety of different geographic and business / sector levels. https://www.enerdata.net/
Kazakhstan plans a 10 Mt/year oil refinery and 2.6 GW energy projects #EnergySky
Kazakhstan plans a 10 Mt/year oil refinery and 2.6 GW energy projects
Kazakhstan is preparing to launch a new oil refinery by 2033 to boost fuel production, eliminate shortages, and position the country as a net exporter of refined oil products (Kazinform News Agency,…
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February 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Senegal's FONSIS sovereign fund aims to build a 500 MW gas-fired power plant #EnergySky
Senegal's FONSIS sovereign fund aims to build a 500 MW gas-fired power plant
Senegal's Sovereign Fund for Strategic Investments (FONSIS) is looking for a co-investor to develop a 500 MW gas-fired power plant in Senegal. The project aims to reinforce the country's "energy…
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February 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Adani announces USD100bn data center investment plan in India #EnergySky
Adani announces USD100bn data center investment plan in India
India’s Adani Group has announced a USD100bn investment plan by 2035 to build renewable energy-powered, AI-ready data centers, aiming to create the world’s largest integrated data center platform…
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February 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Malaysia awards 6.3 GW in first tender for thermal generation since 2012 #EnergySky
Malaysia awards 6.3 GW in first tender for thermal generation since 2012
Malaysia’s Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga - ST) has announced the awarded bids of its first competitive bidding for thermal power plants held since 2012 (Malaysian government press release,…
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February 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Methanol project secures 1.6 bcm/year natural gas supply deal in Mexico #EnergySky
Methanol project secures 1.6 bcm/year natural gas supply deal in Mexico
Transition Industries has signed a long-term firm natural gas supply contract for the Pacifico Mexinol project in Topolobampo, Sinaloa (Mexico) (Transition Industries press release, 16/02/2026). With…
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February 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Egypt plans to commission 3 GW solar and 600 MW BESS capacity in 2026 #EnergySky
Egypt plans to commission 3 GW solar and 600 MW BESS capacity in 2026
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt has announced that it will add 3 GW of new solar energy capacity in 2026, plus 600 MW of battery energy storage capacity before summer,…
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February 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Vitol backs a USD3bn gas-fired power plant in Durban (South Africa) #EnergySky
Vitol backs a USD3bn gas-fired power plant in Durban (South Africa)
Global commodity trader Vitol is supporting a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power, Vivo Energy (a Vitol subsidiary that merged with Engen in 2024) and terminal operator VTTI for the development…
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February 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM
US gas producer Caturus secures 1 Mt/year LNG deal with Aramco Trading #EnergySky
US gas producer Caturus secures 1 Mt/year LNG deal with Aramco Trading
The US gas producer Caturus has entered into a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for its Commonwealth LNG project in the United States with Aramco Trading, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s…
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February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Germany awards 2.3 GW in oversubscribed solar capacity auction #EnergySky
Germany awards 2.3 GW in oversubscribed solar capacity auction
The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has published the results of its solar PV tender from December 2025 (Bundesnetzagentur press release, 13/02/2025). The tender was oversubscribed,…
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February 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The US issues new licenses for Venezuela oil operations and investments #EnergySky
The US issues new licenses for Venezuela oil operations and investments
The US government has issued two new general licenses allowing global energy companies to resume oil and gas operations in Venezuela and permitting other firms to negotiate investment contracts (US…
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February 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Marv Energy will build a 700 MW wind project in Syria #EnergySky
Marv Energy will build a 700 MW wind project in Syria
The Syrian government has signed an agreement for the construction of a 700 MW wind park under a project initiated by the Dubai-based energy group Marv Energy (Syrian Arab News Agency, 12/02/2026).
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February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Eni and BP discover about 500 mbl of oil in exploration well offshore Angola #EnergySky
Eni and BP discover about 500 mbl of oil in exploration well offshore Angola
Eni and BP have discovered oil in the Algaita-01 exploration well in Block 15/06 offshore Angola with an initial estimate of about 500 mbl (Eni press release,14/02/2026). The exploration well,…
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February 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Singapore reaches 2 GW solar capacity target by 2030 and raises it to 3 GW #EnergySky
Singapore reaches 2 GW solar capacity target by 2030 and raises it to 3 GW
Singapore has increased its solar capacity target for 2030 to 3 GW (Singaporean government press release, 12/02/2026). The Prime Minister announced the new goal during his Budget 2026 speech,…
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February 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Eni's Congo LNG reaches 3 Mt/year with phase 2 start (2.4 Mt/year) #EnergySky
Eni's Congo LNG reaches 3 Mt/year with phase 2 start (2.4 Mt/year)
The Republic of Congo has begun LNG exports from Phase 2 of its Congo LNG project, boosting the country's liquefaction capacity and solidifying its role as an emerging LNG exporter, according to a…
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February 17, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Stanwell starts a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS at a coal-fired power plant (Australia) #EnergySky www.enerdata.net/publications...
Stanwell starts a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS at a coal-fired power plant (Australia)
Stanwell Corporation, a power utility owned by the government of Queensland (Australia), has commenced commercial operations at the 300 MW/600 MWh Tarong Battery. The AUD514m (US$364m) project,…
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February 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Philippines plans to auction 25 GW of renewable capacity by 2035 #EnergySky
Philippines plans to auction 25 GW of renewable capacity by 2035
The Philippines' Department of Energy (DOE) plans to auction an additional 25 GW of renewable energy capacity under its Green Energy Auction (GEA) program by 2035 (Manila Bulletin, 13/02/2026).
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February 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
ConocoPhillips plans USD2bn to unlock 90-120 mboe from oil fields in Norway #EnergySky
ConocoPhillips plans USD2bn to unlock 90-120 mboe from oil fields in Norway
ConocoPhillips and its partners have submitted two Plans for Development and Operation (PDOs) to Norway’s Ministry of Energy for the joint redevelopment of the Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk, and…
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February 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Eni, YPF and XRG sign agreement to advance 12 Mt/year Argentina LNG #EnergySky
Eni, YPF and XRG sign agreement to advance 12 Mt/year Argentina LNG
Italy’s Eni, Argentina’s YPF and UAE-based investment company XRG (ADNOC’s subsidiary) have signed a binding Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to advance the Argentina LNG project (Eni press release,…
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February 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
AEP (US) posts revenue growth (+11%) amid surging data center demand #EnergySky
AEP (US) posts revenue growth (+11%) amid surging data center demand
American Electric Power (AEP) has reported 2025 full-year revenues of USD21.9bn, up from USD19.7bn (+11%) in 2024 (AEP press release, 12/02/2026).
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February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Nigeria’s NNPC posts 2025 profit of USD4bn and oil output of 1.6 mb/d #EnergySky
Nigeria’s NNPC posts 2025 profit of USD4bn and oil output of 1.6 mb/d
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has released its 2025 results, posting a revenue of NGN60,517bn (USD44.7bn) and a profit after tax of NGN5,760bn (USD4.2bn) (NNPC press release,…
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February 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Romania takes FID on 462 MW SMR project at Doicești #EnergySky
Romania takes FID on 462 MW SMR project at Doicești
The Romanian state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica and Nova Power & Gas (NPG) have taken the final investment decision (FID) for a 462 MW small modular reactors (SMR) project in Doicești…
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February 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
US EPA scraps legal basis for greenhouse gas legislation #EnergySky
US EPA scraps legal basis for greenhouse gas legislation
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the elimination of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding considering it exceeded its authority when it was adopted in 2009 (US EPA…
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February 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Solar + BESS project reaches FID on in South Africa (300 MW /660 MWh) #EnergySky
Solar + BESS project reaches FID on in South Africa (300 MW /660 MWh)
SOLA Group has reached an FID on its 300 MW /660 MWh Naos-1 project near Viljoenskroon in South Africa’s Free State province (Sasol press release, 09/02/2026). The project is a hybrid solar + BESS…
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February 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Ore Energy delivers 100-hour LDSE pilot project for EDF France #EnergySky
Ore Energy delivers 100-hour LDSE pilot project for EDF France
Dutch startup Ore Energy has announced the completion of its 100-hour iron-air long-duration energy storage (LDES) pilot project at EDF Lab les Renardières in Écuelles, France (Ore Energy press…
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February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Turkish Petroleum and bp strike oil and gas partnership deal #EnergySky
Turkish Petroleum and bp strike oil and gas partnership deal
Türkiye 's national oil company Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) and British energy company BP have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation on oil and natural gas, including potential…
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February 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM