Bloomberg Activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners has asked Glencore Plc to separate its thermal coal business because it has become a barrier to investment. The hedge fund firm said that the commodities giant could realise more value for shareholders if it separates that business, simplifies its asset base, disposes of non-core asset Viterra, and tackles governance issues. Bluebell’s partners ...

Bloomberg Enel SpA plans to invest 170 billion euros ($191 billion) this decade to accelerate its shift to greener energy sources. The strategy indicates a 6% increase from the previous investment plan, documents published showed. It also brought forward its net zero commitment by 10 years, from 2050 to 2040. Enel is the latest energy company in Europe to reveal ...

Bloomberg South Africa’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd is delaying emergency power projects that would have started generating 1,996 megawatts of electricity by next August, City Press reported. The state-owned utility hasn’t approved 11 generation projects that are intended to provide power supplies when the national grid is vulnerable, the newspaper reported, citing ...