Renewables and Efficiency

The increased dependence on U.S. natural gas imports is forcing the Mexican government to oversee a number of energy market reforms.

Eni and GE will work jointly to evaluate the feasibility of building a 50MW wind power plant and also in exploring further initiatives in Kazakhstan.

Pakistan and China have signed $57-billion worth of energy and infrastructure projects under the CPEC framework.

'.Ecological transition'. minister says law will be passed later this year.

Over the past two years. Vestas has bought German service provider Availon for €88 million ($98 million) and UpWind in the U.S. for $60 million.

Data show that barely 240 megawatts. or just around 0.3% of Iran'.s total electricity supplies come from renewable sources.

Growth in offshore wind is something the majors cannot afford to ignore as they plan for 2035 and beyond.

Iran has huge potential to harness renewable energies. including geothermal. solar and wind power.

The projects will be commissioned in the 2018-22 timeframe with prices corresponding to about €115-135 MWh ($129-151 MWh).

More than half of the growth in renewable power came from wind. which rose 16 per cent. while solar energy grew by 30 per cent as costs continued to fall sharply.