French state-controlled company Areva has won a €1.25bn contract from Eletrobras for the completion of the construction of the 1,405MW Angra 3 nuclear reactor in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
read more... 11/11/2013
Gazprom has started the construction of the Bulgarian section of the South Stream pipeline. The pipeline will go from Russia to Bulgaria through the Black Sea, and in Bulgaria it will divide in two, with the northern leg going through Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia to Austria and Northern Italy, while the southern leg going through Greece to Southern Italy.
read more... 04/11/2013
Ukraine, Croatia and Hungary aim to build their own corridor expanding gas pipelines networks. The construction of this corridor will start next year. This gas corridor is planned to be linked to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, which is likely to carry Shah Deniz gas to Europe through Turkey. The parts have already reached an agreement on passing of natural gas through all three countries.
read more... 25/10/2013
The German energy provide E. ON unveiled it started the construction of its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
read more... 24/10/2013
The UK government has given the green light for the construction of an unprecedented nuclear power plant in 20 years - the Hinkley Point C project in southwest England.
read more... 22/10/2013