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Enfinity to complete two solar projects
One of the largest French renewable energy companies, Enfinity, will complete the construction of two solar projects in Les Mees (France) worth 70 million Euros, at construction of which will involve around 350 people. The solar plants, situated on a plateau at an altitude of 800 metres, will cover a surface of 36 hectares with 79,000 modules with a total installed capacity of 18.2 MW.
read more... 19/05/2011
France’s Fessenheim nuclear plant may be halted following the Swiss request
The authorities in northwestern Swiss regions neighboring France have called for French Fessenheim nuclear plant activity closure because of its age and its location in a seismic area until its safety is verified. The request appeared as a result of the catastrophe at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.
read more... 17/05/2011
Cnooc and Total sign Agreements to buy stakes in Tullow’s Ugandan assets
Anglo-Irish energy firm Tullow Oil declared on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell part of its Uganda assets to France's Total and China's CNOOC for an amount of USD 2.9 billion.
read more... 01/04/2011
The European Investment Bank will grant funds for the construction of a gas plant in France
The European Investment Bank and POWEO Toul Production S.A.S, an indirect subsidiary of VERBUND AG, announced they sealed a €165 million finance contract for the building and exploitation of a 413 MW Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant at Toul, in Eastern France.
read more... 18/03/2011
French offshore wind tender of 13.62 billion dollars
On the 25th of January, France announced the beginning of the tender of 600 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 3GW in French waters.
read more... 27/01/2011