Energy

Bloomberg British Columbia is delaying a decision on a controversial stretch of the Coastal GasLink pipeline and asking TC Energy Corp to take more time to engage with indigenous groups after weeks of debilitating protest blockades along Canada’s rail network. In an emailed letter to TC Energy, the province’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) said it needs additional information to make ...

Bloomberg China’s main solar industry group sees the nation’s new installations this year between 35 and 45 gigawatts and said almost a quarter of domestic solar companies are shut by the virus outbreak. Even the low end of the installation forecast, posted on the official WeChat account of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), would be a slight rebound from ...

Bloomberg Chevron Corp’s future growth prospects may be dimming after the oil explorer pumped more crude than it discovered or bought last year, eroding its portfolio of untapped fields. New finds, acquisitions and expansions of existing oil and natural gas holdings were equivalent to just 44% of the company’s 2019 production, according to a regulatory filing. That was Chevron’s poorest ...

Bloomberg California is backing away — ever so slightly — from its once-sweeping mandate requiring solar panels on virtually every new home. The California Energy Commission voted unanimously in favour of a measure proposed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to allow homes to get power from solar farms instead of rooftop panels. The move is a setback for ...

Bloomberg Nigeria will build the second-largest hydroelectric plant in Africa after the government settled a legal dispute that was delaying the project, Power Minister Sale Mamman said. “We have now overcome the major problem stopping this project and it is nearly over,” Mamman said. He said Attorney General Abubakar Malami is finalising the terms of the settlement, which are undisclosed. ...

Bloomberg Vestas Wind Systems A/S lost market share last year in the wind turbine industry it has dominated for more than a decade. While the Danish manufacturer remains the biggest producer of the machines that generate electricity from the wind, General Electric Co of the US and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA of Spain gained share in the market for ...

Bloomberg Federal regulators are set to make a decision on New York’s power market that could disrupt the state’s plans to reach its climate goals. The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has scheduled a meeting for Thursday to rule on a case filed by some generators who said the state’s policies were unfair because only clean-power producers received subsidies. ...

Bloomberg A plunge in prices is shaking some of the more marginal players out of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, chilling what until recently was the hottest part of the energy industry. Major utilities from Orsted in Denmark to Iberdrola in Spain are exiting the business. Naturgy Energy has made no secret it isn’t comfortable with the volatility of ...

Bloomberg Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB said a draft proposal by Mexico’s energy regulator to modify some transmission permits would make it impossible to supply power to new partners or carry out any expansion plans. In a letter posted in response to the draft proposal, the Mexican subsidiary of the US’s Sempra classifies it as “high regulatory impact” and argues that ...

Bloomberg Shell Energy Europe Ltd (SEEL) has agreed to trade power from what will be the UK’s largest battery storage project. The Royal Dutch Shell Plc unit agreed to a multi-year deal to “optimise the use of renewable power” in the China-backed project, which is expected to come online by the end of this year. Batteries, Shell says, will play ...