All articles by Matthew Farmer

1. Coronavirus company news summary – Japanese utilities expect slow demand recovery – Orsted and EDF receive hydrogen project funding

   4 August Utility firms in Japan expect a slow recovery in electricity demand in the coming months due to a…
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   4 Aug
2. Coronavirus company news summary – JSW Energy cancels purchase of Kamalanga Energy – Electrobras plans multi-billion investments to 2035

   3 August JSW Energy has terminated the $710m (Rs53.2bn) deal to acquire GMR’s Kamalanga Energy. In a statement, JSW Energy…
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   3 Aug
3. Octopus Renewables buys 14 French solar farms for $69.7m

   Energy supply company Octopus Renewables Infrastructure has acquired 14 solar photovoltaic (PV) farms in France. The company paid $69.7m (€58.9m)…
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   31 Jul
4. Coronavirus company news summary – EDF says construction delays likely – Nuclear plant bill ramps up for Georgia Power

   31 July The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has increased Georgia Power’s share of the costs for the Vogtle nuclear plant by…
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   31 Jul
5. Sunrun and SK E&S form joint venture for home electrification

   Domestic solar provider Sunrun and power and gas supplier SK E&S have agreed to start a home electrification joint venture…
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   30 Jul
6. Coronavirus company news summary – Philippines shrinks electrification plans – Vattenfall’s largest hybrid power project begins construction

   30 July The Solar Energy Corporation of India has again extended the deadline to submit bids for 14MW of solar…
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   30 Jul
7. Coronavirus company news summary – Portugal selects 37 green hydrogen projects for funding – Fusion generator assembly begins

   29 July The Government of Portugal has selected 37 prospective green hydrogen projects as part of an EU initiative to…
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   29 Jul
8. UK energy supplier publishes report on power systems in 2050

   UK power distributor National Grid ESO has released a report forecasting changes to the UK energy sector before 2050. The…
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   28 Jul
9. Coronavirus company news summary – Montenegrin firms plan €1bn investment – Acciona opens first floating solar farm in Spain

   28 July Energy firms in Montenegro are planning to invest a total of $1.17bn (€1bn) to ease the economic effects…
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   28 Jul
10. Coronavirus company news summary – NTPC tenders for 1GW renewable projects – Oman Power and Water requests solar proposals

    27 July Indian power company NTPC has floated a tender to purchase 1GW operational solar projects to decarbonise its energy…
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    27 Jul