REM - Renewable Energy

India to mandate 1% sustainable aviation fuel blend by 2027

India plans to require airlines to blend 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into jet fuel on international flights from 2027.

India's Hero Future Energies plans $455mn green hydrogen push

KKR-backed Indian renewables developer Hero Future Energies (HFE) plans to invest INR40bn ($455mn) in green hydrogen projects.

Pakistan launches green finance toolkit for textile SMEs

MMK Vilusi plans 34.9 MW solar power plant in Montenegro

Argentina’s Pampetrol awards additional 30 MW of solar capacity in General Pico

Argentine state-owned energy company Pampetrol has awarded contracts for two new 15-megawatt solar parks in General Pico, La Pampa province, bringing the planned capacity of the photovoltaic complex to 45 MW under a public-private investment scheme

Mexico's Mazatlán port terminal turns to rooftop solar

The Mazatlán Maritime Terminal (TMAZ) in Mexico has installed a solar panel system on one of its warehouses, aiming to bring renewable energy into its operations and cut emissions linked to the electricity used at its facilities.

Philippines LNG power costs could surge 143%, IEEFA warns

Rising fuel and equipment costs, combined with a weakening peso, could push the price of power produced from imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Philippines up by 143% or more.

Malawi’s EGENCO targets restoration of 31MW hydropower capacity by mid-November after delays

Malawi's state-owned Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) expects to restore approximately 31 MW of hydropower capacity by mid-November, comprising a 20-MW generating unit at Nkula B and 11.1 MW of lost output at Nkula A.

Nigeria's NBTI outlines $600mn in proposed solar and small-business energy financing

NBTI, a federal technology-incubation agency, said it is pursuing more than $600mn in proposed investment and development-finance opportunities centred on university solar projects and a nationwide small-business energy programme.

Israel mulls $322mn investment in global nuclear fusion sector

Israel’s Ministry of Energy is exploring an investment of up to ILS 1bn ($322mn) over five to seven years to integrate the country into the global nuclear fusion sector.

Strong El Niño threatens Latin America's hydro-dependent grids, IEA warns

The 2026-2027 El Niño is expected to be among the strongest since 1950, putting power supplies at risk across hydro-dependent Latin America, the IEA said.

Mozambique awards Dubai’s Jampur 20-year concession to revive idle solar-panel factory

Mozambique has transferred management of its state-owned solar-panel factory in Beluluane to Dubai-based Jampur Group under a 20-year concession, seeking to revive production at a facility that has been idle for approximately four years.

Windhoek to restart tender for Namibia's 25-MW solar project

Namibia's capital, Windhoek, plans to cancel and restart procurement for a 25-MW solar power plant, abandoning an advanced tender process for a project previously estimated at NAD420mn ($25.6mn) and leaving its construction timetable uncertain.

Polish PGE’s renewables arm seeks main contractor for 22 distributed energy storage facilities

Polish power group PGE said that its renewables subsidiary PGE EO had announced tenders for a main contractor for 22 distributed energy storage facilities. The facilities will have a total capacity of 111 MW and a storage capacity of 260 MWh.

Rwanda grants Aterian four-year Kinunga licence extension for tantalum-niobium exploration

Aterian (LSE:ATN) has secured a four-year extension of its Kinunga exploration licence in southern Rwanda, allowing the critical metals explorer to advance plans for a potential tantalum-niobium operation alongside further lithium exploration

Uganda signs EIB agreement to strengthen banks' climate-risk supervision

Uganda's central bank has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to strengthen climate-risk supervision and help commercial lenders expand financing for sustainable investments.

Turkey’s Entek Elektrik to invest €40mn in battery storage near Romanian solar park

Entek Elektrik, a subsidiary of Turkish oil refiner Tüpraş, plans to build a €40mn battery energy storage system with a capacity of 600 MWh in two phases near its 214 MW Niculesti photovoltaic park in Romania.

India’s Powerica receives wind project letter of intent

Powerica (NSE: POWERICA) (BSE: 544744) received a letter of intent from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam for a 50 MW wind power project

India's Adani Green posts 15% rise in quarterly profit

Adani Green Energy (NSE: ADANIGREEN) posted a 15% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to INR6.73bn (about $76mn) for the July to September quarter.

Korea’s KHNP helps construct first megawatt-scale solar power facilities in Tajikistan

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has helped to complete Tajikistan's first megawatt-scale solar power facilities as part of its efforts to move into the Central Asian market.

Lithuania’s Ignitis seeks to postpone €3bn Baltic offshore wind project as costs rise 27%

Ignitis Renewables invested €60.3mn between 2023 and 2025, but the project has yet to secure long-term electricity purchase agreements with major consumers.

Montenegro’s coal mine Pljevlja to explore solar power and district heating projects with EBRD

Algeria proposes $913.2mn energy budget as solar expansion gathers pace

Hungary weighs dropping Rosatom from €12.5bn Paks nuclear expansion

Hungary is considering replacing Russia's Rosatom as the main contractor on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant and has started sounding out other suppliers.

Clean energy capacity in Iran tops 6,100 MW

Iran’s installed renewable power capacity has hit 6,151 megawatts as the country speeds up green energy projects, the Energy Ministry said.