Bloomberg Global Power Synergy Pcl, the listed power unit of Thailand’s state-owned PTT Group, has acquired a stake in Indian renewable energy provider Avaada Energy Pvt for about $453 million. Global Power completed the purchase of about 41.6% stake in Avaada through subscription of new shares, the company said in a statement, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. The transaction ...

Bloomberg At a time when funding for fossil fuel projects is drying up, Botswana is racing to develop six new coal mines and a rail link for exports, with the government prepared to put its own money into the projects. The southern African nation, the world’s second-biggest diamond producer, has more than 200 billion tons of untapped coal reserves. To ...

Bloomberg A consortium that includes CNIC Corp and GIC Pte are nearing a deal with China Three Gorges Corp for a 25% stake in its overseas asset portfolio that could be valued at as much as $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The group could reach a deal to buy the stake in China Three Gorges’ international ...