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Investors in Chile fret over transmission bottlenecks, permitting lags and a subsidy scheme — as well as an administration that is seemingly unfazed by their plight.
The AfDB’s $500 million loan will boost Nigeria’s energy transition and expand access to clean energy sources, experts say.
The Netherlands is showing progress towards its ambitious offshore wind target of 21 GW installed capacity by around 2030 but more work is needed if the country is to reach its goal of decarbonising the power sector in just over 10 years.
In the upcoming tender, Ancap will offer four blocks for companies to install renewable energy to make green hydrogen.
The Netherlands wants to achieve 21 GW offshore of wind capacity by the end of 2031, a target deemed ambitious yet achievable. All eyes are now on the country’s next offshore wind tender which will take place at the end of February.
Japan has vast wind power potential that remains undeveloped, especially floating offshore, a recent report found.
The South Korean renewables sector has vast potential for both fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind power development, say experts.
Taiwan’s wind power development is facing corporate, regulatory and geopolitical hurdles. Fossil fuels still meet around 98 percent of the nation’s energy needs.
BP and TotalEnergies were the only successful bidders in a recent offshore German wind auction after offering billions of euros in ‘top up’ payments to the government. This has raised concerns that oil and gas majors will outbid utilities in forthcoming auctions with end-users ultimately footing the bill.
Bangladesh’s wind sector is being jumpstarted in an effort to cut the country’s reliance on unpredictable imported fossil fuels.
A study by Imperial College London says that for the first time UK wind power provided the country with more electricity than gas.
A cost-of-energy analysis of different sources of electricity generation shows that solar, wind, and batteries offer some of the cheapest sources of power on offer. Still, there are challenges slowing faster deployment.
Many believe English wind farms have a crucial role to play in meeting Net Zero targets, but some say planning restrictions are blocking new onshore projects.
In Nigeria, renewable energy would satisfy the nation’s energy needs and power sustainable economic growth, according to a new report.
State-controlled Ecopetrol believes the marriage of gas development and renewable power would help Colombia to meet growing gas demand while shifting more of its power generation to renewable sources.