All articles by Jack Unwin

China’s State Grid to acquire 49% stake in Oman Electricity Transmission

China’s State Grid International Development (SGID) has signed an agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Oman Electricity Transmission (OET).…
Energy M&As in 2020: Deals interview with Sidley Austin

As 2019 comes to an end, how does Energy M&A activity in the power and oil and gas sectors compare…
Boskalis awarded offshore wind and gas pipeline contracts worth €85m

Dutch engineering company Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded an offshore wind contract in Taiwan and pipeline installation contract in…
European Investment Bank funds two windfarms in Portugal

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a loan of €45m to renewable energy company Eolica da Linha…
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives to build windfarms in Texas

US infrastructure construction company Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), through its IEA Constructors division, has been awarded two windfarm construction…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy raises €1.5bn in green guarantees

Spanish renewable energy company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has raised just under €1.5bn in green guarantee lines in under…
Equinor buys offshore windfarm projects in Poland

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has acquired a 50% stake in the Bałtyk I offshore windfarm in Poland from…
BlackRock achieves record close of $1bn for renewable energy fund

American investment company BlackRock has announced that is has achieved $1bn for the first close of its Global Renewable Power…
Covestro and Ørsted sign power purchase agreement

German chemical company Covestro has agreed the world’s largest corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish wind energy company Ørsted…
Saipem wins two offshore windfarm contracts worth €750m

Italian engineering firm Saipem has been awarded two contracts worth €750m to help build two windfarms off the coasts of…