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AsiaElec NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL (NRG POWER) AsiaElec
NewsBase’s Power Roundup
Global [NRG Power]
POWER Welcome to the latest edition of NewsBase’s in Bangladesh has seen the completion of
NRG Power Roundup Global in which the stage one of its outer containment building,
reader is invited to join our team of international with concrete pouring at the site completed
editors, who provide a snapshot of some of the a full 45 days ahead of schedule. The Roop-
key issues affecting their regional beats in Asia, pur 1 facility, 140 km to the west of the na-
Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the tion’s capital, Dhaka, is the first of two units
global summary of renewable energy and climate being constructed, with an operational tar-
change mitigation. We hope you will like NRG get date of 2024.
Power’s concise format, but by clicking on the
headline link for each section the full text will be ENERGO: PPC purchases Enel’s 5.4-GW green
available. If you would like to receive NRG Power pipeline in Romania in $1.33bn deal
Editor’s Picks every week to your inbox for free Public Power Corporation (PPC), a
then please click on the link here and fill in the Greek utility, will acquire Italian group
form. Enel’s Romanian assets as part of a
€1.26bn ($1.33bn) deal. The green en-
AfrElec: S&P Global downgrades South Africa’s ergy project portfolio has a planned ca-
economic outlook amid worsening energy crisis pacity of 5.4 GW. This pipeline is ten
International ratings agency S&P Global times larger than Enel’s existing renew-
has changed South Africa’s outlook from able energy projects in Romania. Enel
‘positive’ to ‘stable’ as the country’s wors- currently has 535 MW of installed ca-
ening energy crisis continues to impact pacity in the Balkan country.
economic growth. In May 2022, S&P gave
South Africa a positive outlook owing to REM: European Commission proposes accel-
the country’s improved fiscal trajectory erating renewables
coupled with the government’s structural The European Commission has pro-
reform efforts. posed reforming the EU’s electricity
market to accelerate renewable ener-
AsiaElec: Russian-backed Bangladeshi NPP gy. Natural gas would be phased out, a
ahead of schedule proposal likely to be opposed by some
The first nuclear power plant to be built members countries.
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