Bloomberg Vinci SA’s move to buy a core business of Spain’s Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA for about 4.9 billion euros ($5.8 billion) will turn the French infrastructure giant into a global player in renewable energies. The deal that was more than six months in the making expands Vinci’s reach into Spain and Latin America, according to a statement. …

Bloomberg India’s environment ministry delayed anti-pollution guidelines for coal-fired power plants further, extending the compliance deadline by as long as two years. Plants located close to populated cities, including capital New Delhi, will now have to meet the standards by December 2022, a seven-year extension from the original plan to cap toxic emissions, including particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and oxides …

Bloomberg KKR & Co agreed to pay $3.37 billion for a 20% stake in a Sempra Energy unit comprising the US company’s infrastructure assets, including a liquefied natural gas project and a Mexican renewables and pipelines operator. It’s the latest example of a broader push among US utilities eschewing diversification to focus on providing electricity and gas to homes and …