Horizon Nuclear Power will suspend its UK nuclear development programme following a decision taken by its Japanese parent company, Hitachi, not to continue with the current programme of activities.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a loan of up to $240m to JSC Uzbekenergo to improve power supply in south Uzbekistan by creating additional generation capacity at the Talimarjan Power Plant (TPP).
Acciona Energía, a subsidiary of Spanish renewable energy company Acciona, has begun construction on the Almeyda solar plant, the second with photovoltaic (PV) technology in the Atacama region, Chile.
A consortium consisting of EDF Renewables and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy) has won a contract from the Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) for the 400MW Dumat Al Jandal wind farm in Saudi Arabia.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), a company established to plan, develop and build the Trans Adriatic Pipeline natural gas pipeline, has achieved financial close, with €3.9bn funding secured from public and private lenders.
Dutch dredging and heavylift company Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed a pre-construction agreement (PCA) with Inch Cape Offshore (ICOL), a subsidiary of Red Rock Power, for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm project off Scottish coast.
SNC-Lavalin Group company Atkins has secured a contract from Ailes Marines consortium for the front end engineering design (FEED) and detailed design of wind turbine jacket substructures for St Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm in northern France.
Italian energy firm Enel, through its US renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, has commenced construction on 450MW High Lonesome wind farm in Upton and Crockett Counties, Texas, US.
L&T Construction, a subsidiary of L&T, has won orders worth INR10.6bn ($151m) from clients in India.
L&T Construction, a subsidiary of Indian construction company Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has won orders worth INR20.84bn ($299m).