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POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup for power from a 200-MW wind project that
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who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues a Native Canadian tribe, Awasis Nehiyawewini
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like Energy Development.
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ENERGO: Romgaz terminates contract for
ASIAELEC: Japan offers $10bn to support 430-MW power plant but seeks to com-
Asia’s energy transition plete project
The Japanese government is to offer $10bn in Romanian natural gas company Romgaz has
financial aid to boost decarbonisation across terminated the €268mn contract for the con-
emerging economies in South and Southeast struction of Iernut gas-fired power plant with
Asia. the contractor, an association formed by Span-
Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and ish Duro Felguera and a local partner, and will
Industry (METI) Hiroshi Kajiyama told seek to complete the project by June 2022 either
regional energy ministers it would offer sup- on its own or by finding another contractor.
port for renewables, energy saving and retrofit- The company informed investors about the
ting coal power stations to gas, as well as helping termination of the contract for the 430-MW
to create national roadmaps towards carbon Iernut gas-fired power plant, saying it was
neutrality. “motivated by the non-completion in time, by
the executor, of the construction works and
REM: Native Canadian co-owned wind commissioning.”
project awarded 25-year power purchase
agreement
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