TenneT Germany secures €9.5bn to fuel grid expansion | Smart Energy International
TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with three large institutional investors for €9.5 billion ($11.1 billion) into TenneT Germany.| Smart Energy International
In this week’s Power Playbook: TenneT’s major financing comes at a crucial time for Germany’s Energiewende, which only gets more expensive.| News | Smart Energy International
TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with three large institutional investors for €9.5 billion ($11.1 billion) into TenneT Germany.| Smart Energy International
DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy investor, has received €11 million from the French government to build a digital substation.| Smart Energy International
DTEK has reached a loan agreement with a consortium of Ukrainian banks for five energy storage installations, totalling 180MW.| Smart Energy International
Iberdrola has announced its intention to invest €58 billion ($68 billion) through to 2028 to drive growth in UK and US power networks.| Smart Energy International
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $52.72 million loan for the Grid Expansion Project in Cambodia.| Smart Energy International
ABB will invest a further $110 million in the US in 2025 to support expected growth in key industries, including data centres and power grid.| Smart Energy International
On the heels of a $450 million funding milestone announcement, Yusuf Latief looks into the National Grid Partners project portfolio.| Smart Energy International
Octopus Energy is investing in Spain: 100MW over two solar farms and a battery developer aiming for 600MW over the next five years.| Smart Energy International
From virtual power plants to flexibility, recent months have seen a number of acquisitions and partnerships in the EV smart charging space.| Smart Energy International
Tauron has signed two financing agreements with BGK, valuing €1.2 billion across power grid transformation and infrastructure digitalisation.| Smart Energy International
The future of energy largely depends on how we manage AI and its power demand. Here's three ways it has been shaping the energy market.| Smart Energy International
While the switchgear market is poised for strong growth, it still faces headwinds from supply chain disruptions and regulatory changes.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief discusses the UK’s BESS market, which in the first half of this week became a hotbed of investment activity.| Smart Energy International
Germany-based multinational electric utility company E.ON has reported a 13% increase in its Group EBITDA, with networks a key driver.| Smart Energy International
The Iberian blackout is still under investigation, but what it has highlighted is the criticality of the right type of power grid investment.| Smart Energy International
EV sales are up across the globe - China dominates as Europe grows - but can the momentum keep up amid economic and tariff uncertainty?| Smart Energy International
In this week’s Power Playbook: Yusuf Latief discusses how the blackout in Iberia has been accelerating much-needed investment into the power grid.| Smart Energy International
The EIB signed two €25 million loans with Iberdrola to reconstruct and redesign the distribution grid damaged by the October floods in Valencia| Smart Energy International
The European Investment Bank and multi-utility company AGSM AIM have signed a finance contract of €120 million for grid modernisation.| Smart Energy International
Will energy investors’ interest wander to Europe now that Trump has flipped the script with his Big Beautiful Bill?| Smart Energy International
Iberdrola announced a €5 billion capital increase to finance networks operations in the US and UK, where framework condition are attractive.| Smart Energy International
There is a €250 billion investment gap for TSOs in Europe. Might it be time to think outside the box about energy financial flows?| Smart Energy International
Data centres and power consumption can be viewed as the ‘problem child’ of the energy transition; for investors, its a reason to spend money.| Smart Energy International
The World Bank has approved a $146 million grant to the Syria Electricity Emergency Project (SEEP), a transmission grid recovery project.| Smart Energy International
The UK’s Industrial Strategy promises catalytic investment and building up investment certainty in clean energy sector; but can it do so?| Smart Energy International
AI-powered wildfire detection startup Pano AI has closed a $44 million Series B funding round, bringing its total raised to $89 million.| Smart Energy International
The EIB has pledged €1.6 billion to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and France.| Smart Energy International
Generating investment signals for heavy industry decarbonisation is no small matter. Renewables and the power sector may show us way forward.| Smart Energy International
Despite uncertainty from Trump's economic strategy, global energy investment has been found soaring by the IEA and KPMG.| Smart Energy International
In this week’s Power Playbook: The smart energy market is surging and two European startups have been spotted staking a claim.| Smart Energy International
Trump's trade strategy: Continued tariff impacts, a bill to gut the IRA and how its full repeal may open doors for new competition.| Smart Energy International
Reskilling and upskilling the energy sector's workforce poses a critical challenge: how will this be funded and who do we look to, to do so?| Smart Energy International
Germany's special fund: An historic package signalling a drastically new legislative period. Is it enough for the country's energy ambitions.| Smart Energy International
The energy innovation landscape is at a pivotal moment amid signs of slowing momentum in financing and shifting priorities, says the IEA.| Smart Energy International
European network investment needs take the stage this week. In the UK and EU significant growth is expected. So, how do we secure the cash?| Smart Energy International
Dutch grid operator Stedin has signed a €500 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for security of supply.| Smart Energy International
The EIB is investing nearly half a billion euros in water modernisation, including its digitalisation, in Madrid.| Smart Energy International
With GB electricity demand set to double by 2050, the current pace of additional investment in the distribution networks must also double.| Smart Energy International
In the Power Playbook: US sees a slow down in corporate financing for energy as Europe expects record investments from utilities in 2025.| Smart Energy International
Siemens … Electricite de France … Iberdrola – leaders in their respective energy categories for expenditure on R&D and innovation in Europe.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief discusses how an allocation ‘bumfuzzle’ from legislative uncertainties in Europe has been holding capital back from net zero.| Smart Energy International
The Power Playbook looks back to Enlit Europe for grid financing insights as Dan Jørgensen becomes the commissioner for energy and housing.| Smart Energy International
ABB has completed a second strategic investment in US-based technology company Pratexo, an edge-to-cloud software solution provider.| Smart Energy International
Although COP29 had potential, more seems needed to connect the energy transition goals with the energy financing to meet them.| Smart Energy International
The EIB has signed a €500 million loan with Iberdrola for the development and expansion of smart electricity networks in Spain.| Smart Energy International
Endesa plans to increase investments on grids to €4 billion ($4.2 billion) between 2025 to 2027, a 45% increase compared to their prior plan.| Smart Energy International
Enel Group has announced its 2025 to 2027 strategy, planning to spend €26 billion into the company’s grids segment.| Smart Energy International
Donlad Trump is taking US office: What has been and what will be his affect on global clean energy financing?| Smart Energy International
The EIB and ORLEN Group have signed a €206.9 million loan agreement to bolster the Polish power grid and bring more renewables online.| Smart Energy International
This week’s Power Playbook looks at negative pricing as a new challenge for Europe’s energy markets and the opportunity it presents for battery investments.| Smart Energy International
Five actions are proposed to strengthen the business and economic case for grid development in Europe in a new WEF briefing paper.| Smart Energy International
There is a hefty price tag for expanding the power grid, but it's important to know how to prioritise spend, stated panellists during Enlit Europe.| Smart Energy International
Maintaining European competitiveness amid the energy transition was a hot talking point at Enlit Europe’s opening keynote.| Smart Energy International
This week’s Power Playbook looks into new data and an IEA report showing record-breaking EV sales in China and its global market impact.| Smart Energy International
Iberdrola has announced plans to more than double its investment plan in the UK to approximately £24 billion between 2024 to 2028.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief looks into recent reports of record VC funnelled into batteries, at the same time as Northvolt's troubling news.| Smart Energy International
The EIB has provided Enel Colombia with a loan of $300 million to develop the country’s power grids and renewable energy generation.| Smart Energy International
With the launch of NESO and closure of the National Gas sale, Yusuf Latief discusses how National Grid is seeing a huge pivot in its strategy.| Smart Energy International
With NYC Climate Week coming to a close, Yusuf Latief reflects in this Power Playbook on how the Big Apple is setting the stage for COP29.| Smart Energy International
The Power Playbook looks into Mario Draghi's competitiveness report and what it may entail for financing in the cleantech sector.| Smart Energy International
The EIB is lending Slovenian electricity company Elektro Ljubljana €50 million to expand and upgrade the power distribution network.| Smart Energy International
The Power Playbook discusses a sales lag and the 'reality gap' for decarbonisation projects, as outlined by McKinsey & company.| Smart Energy International
In 2022, US President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. In this Power Playbook, Yusuf Latief discusses its success.| Smart Energy International
As TenneT investigates a state sale of German operations, its annual investments are expected to grow to at least €10 billion.| Smart Energy International
Iberdrola is investing €290 million (US$312 million) to boost digitalisation, chairman Ignacio Galán has announced.| Smart Energy International
This week's Smart Energy Finances looks at a series of announcements indicating the grid as a major driver of company and utility investment.| Smart Energy International
In the realm of energy, some big YoY profits have been touted by power system operators, particularly in the Netherlands and Italy.| Smart Energy International
Enea Operator has developed an algorithm drawing on smart meters and other data to support the network investment planning.| Smart Energy International
Romania's Rețele Electrice DSO companies and Romania’s Ministry of Energy have signed electricity modernisation financing of €38.4 million.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief looks into Q1 financing results within the smart grid sector, highlighting the top five deals, all of which are EV charging companies.| Smart Energy International
Adani Energy Solutions Limited has reported 47% YoY increases in revenue, citing transmission and smart metering as simultaneous successes.| Smart Energy International
This week’s edition of Power Playbook looks at new data on venture capital financing in Europe, finding energy sector taking the lions share.| Smart Energy International
Australia’s CEFC has made an Au$50 million (US$34 million) loan commitment to Intellihub for smart meters and smart behind the meter devices.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief discusses with Azad Camyab of Pearlstone Energy how aggregators function as the Ubers of flexible energy asset monetisation.| Smart Energy International
Enel Group has announced a new investment strategy, doubling down on grid investments and being more selective in renewables.| Smart Energy International
The European Union has disbursed €2.967 billion via the Modernisation Fund to support 39 energy projects in 10 EU Member States.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief explores three dimensions for EU to finance its energy transition: public vs private, granular regulation and taxation.| Smart Energy International
The Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a loan agreement for a transmission networks project.| Smart Energy International
An investment update from the IEA finds the majority of energy funds going into renewables and the grid, surpassing that of fossil fuels.| Smart Energy International
The IEA reports grids investment is expected to reach $400 billion in 2024, with Europe, US, China, parts of Latin America leading the way.| Smart Energy International
The World Bank had approved $40 million for the Republic of Armenia to rehabilitate transmission substations and adopt financing reforms.| Smart Energy International
National Grid's £7 billion fully underwritten rights issue tanked their shares. Is this a warning or a watershed for energy sector financing?| Smart Energy International
National Grid is planning £66bn over 5 years into its power networks, guaranteeing the plan with £7bn in fully underwritten rights issues.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief looks into analysis on financial impacts of a delayed energy transition and how much money is needed across segments for net zero| Smart Energy International
EnBW plans to invest approximately €40 billion in the energy transition by 2030, focusing on grid expansion and renewable energies.| Smart Energy International
GE Vernova has invested $10.2 million in the Xlinks Morocco – UK Power Project project, thereby becoming a minority stakeholder.| Smart Energy International
Although the battery energy market is growing at a very welcome rate, battery project risks and insurer considerations need to be top of mind| Smart Energy International
Southern Africa's Power Pool and Development Community have launched a transmission financing facility of $1.3 billion for interconnection.| Smart Energy International
The Ministry of Energy in Romania has signed 21 financing contracts, valuing a total €646m from the Modernisation Fund to modernise distribution networks.| Smart Energy International
A ‘cap and floor’ scheme is proposed to overcome investment barriers for large scale deployment of long duration energy storage in UK.| Smart Energy International
