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[grupo guitarlumber] 23/10/2021 04:12:24

In a research note, UBS analyst Sam Arie maintained his recommendation on the stock and advises Buy.


The price target is changed upwards from 15.00 EUR to 15.50 EUR.

[waldron] 19/10/2021 22:56:58

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French utility to throttle household energy usage during peak demand

By Francois de Beaupuy on 10/19/2021

PARIS (Bloomberg) --As Europe faces an energy crunch that’s pushed wholesale natural gas and power prices to record levels, French utility Engie SA is launching a trial of new contracts that would curb peak demand from households.

The company aims to have more than 1,000 residential customers equipped with its demand-response systems this coming winter, Herve-Matthieu Ricour, who is in charge of Engie’s residential customers, said in a press conference in Paris on Tuesday. In three or four years, it hopes to have enough households enrolled to trim electricity consumption at peak times by about 100 megawatts, “the equivalent of a small thermal power station,” he said.

Devices installed in customers’ homes would, on demand from French grid operator RTE, halt electrical radiators for a maximum of 10 minutes, Ricour said. “That will have no effect on the comfort of clients,” but could mean that power plants designed to operate only at times of peak demand don’t have to be switched on, he said.

These so-called load-shedding contracts could reduce carbon emissions as well as saving customers money, he said.

[sarkasm] 19/10/2021 18:25:59

Engie wins 50 MW of onshore wind repowering projects in Germany
Engie Deutschland's Karstaedt wind park in Brandenburg, Germany. Image by Engie Deutschland.

October 19 (Renewables Now) - The German subsidiarity of French energy group Engie SA (EPA:ENGI) has secured two projects to repower 50 MW of older onshore wind parks in the states of Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the September tender of the Federal Network Agency.

The first project includes the replacement of 20 old turbines with a combined capacity of 26 MW in the municipality of Karstaedt, Brandenburg, with seven turbines totalling 39.2 MW, Engie Deutschland said on Monday. The company has been operating the wind park since 2001.

The other project concerns a 10.4-MW wind farm in Loevenich, North Rhine-Westphalia where Engie will replace four of the eight AN BONUS-/Siemens turbines each of 1.3 MW with two new turbines of 5 MW each.

The two repowering projects received permits under the German Federal Immission Control Act in July and early preparatory works will be launched in 2021.

Engie Deutschland operates 13 wind farms across Germany, develops wind and solar projects and has a direct marketing portfolio of 3.5 GW.

[sarkasm] 19/10/2021 18:23:48

Engie Chile seeks permit to modify 300-MW solar project, add storage
Solar power plant. Source: Gamesa Electric

October 19 (Renewables Now) - Engie Energia Chile SA, part of French electric utility group Engie SA (EPA:ENGI), is seeking an environmental permit to modify its already approved 300-MW solar PV project by reducing the number of panels and adding battery storage.

Engie’s Chilean branch first secured the permit for the project, named Pampa Camarones, in 2014, and proceeded to build a 6.24-MWp solar plant as part of the first phase. The site is located in Chile’s northernmost region Arica y Parinacota.

In the fresh application, Engie Chile said it wants to keep the first solar farm and squeeze in extra 300 MW worth of solar panels within the permitted territory.

In its 2014 permit, the company was allowed to install some 1.2 million modules, each of around 300 Wp. The modified design incorporates a little over 547,500 modules of around 655 Wp, which will enable the second plant to reach 359 MWp in direct current (DC), or about 300 MW in alternating current (AC), Engie said in the filing for the new permit.

The Pampa Camarones II project would be constructed in two stages, with each adding 150 MW of solar power and 90 MW of battery storage. Engie Chile also plans to modify the route of one of three transmission lines it was allowed to install in 2014.

The modification will require Engie to put up an investment of USD 210 million (EUR 180.3m) in the project, according to the filing.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.858)

[waldron] 18/10/2021 07:05:53

Nord Stream 2: The Russian pipeline that everybody’s talking about

Published Mon, Oct 18 20211:47 AM EDT

Silvia Amaro
@Silvia_Amaro
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Key Points

The gas pipeline is finished, but it is waiting regulatory approval before it
can start providing the 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe every year.

Some European lawmakers are fiercely opposed to the deal and do not want regulators to approve it.

The debate over what to do with Nord Stream 2 has gained even more attention in recent weeks as energy prices soar across Europe.

[ariane] 17/10/2021 16:05:14

Only German Permit Needed to Turn On Nord Stream 2 Gas Flow, Russian Envoy Says

5 hours ago (Updated: 4 hours ago)
Sputnik International, 17.10.2021

LONDON (Sputnik) - Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas link with Germany is only a permit away from supplying extra gas to fuel-strapped Europe, the Russian ambassador to the UK said in an interview with the BBC.

Andrei Kelin told a BBC show with Andrew Marr that Russia was waiting for a go-ahead from Germany to start pumping natural gas under the Baltic Sea. The undersea pipeline was completed last month.

Asked whether Russia would send more gas westward through Ukraine, Kelin said that deliveries via that route had exceeded contractual obligations by 10% and a further increase could damage the pipeline.


He denied claims that Russia was trying to choke off gas flow through other pipelines to force Germany to allow Nord Stream 2 to start operations. He said any suggestions that Russia was using gas for political leverage were absurd.

Nord Stream 2 is a joint venture of Gazprom, Royal Dutch Shell, OMV, Engie, Uniper, and Wintershall. The project is designed to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany beneath the Baltic Sea. On 10 September, Russia's Gazprom announced that the construction of the pipeline was completed.

[waldron] 15/10/2021 18:39:51

Engie-led team signs new documents for Gulf of Suez II wind farm

Published 15 October 2021 Last Updated 15 Oct 2021 14:32


James Hebert



An Engie-led consortium has signed a second set of project documents for the $560 million, 500MW Gulf of Suez II wind farm in Ras Ghareb with the EETC

[grupo guitarlumber] 15/10/2021 11:05:14

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[waldron] 13/10/2021 18:59:02

French energy company Spie climbed 8.5% after withdrawing from a race to buy utility company Engie’s services unit.

[waldron] 13/10/2021 12:57:40

Engie, Currenta sign PPA for 50 GWh of wind energy in Germany
Image by Engie Deutschland.

October 13 (Renewables Now) - French energy group Engie SA (EPA:ENGI) has agreed to supply 50 GWh of electricity from its wind parks in Germany to Leverkusen-based chemical park operator Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG within 16 months under a power purchase agreement (PPA).

The electricity will come from three wind parks in Germany, ensuring their operation after the expiry of the feed-in tariffs under the EEG, Engie said on Tuesday.

Currenta will use the green electricity from the region to supply its own e-charging stations and the charging infrastructure of its customers. The agreed amount would be enough for an electric car to go around the world 9,000 times.

The agreement is in line with Currenta's sustainability strategy. The chemical park operator already uses electrode boilers for flexible heat production along with its gas-fired combined heat and power systems, thus supporting the expansion of renewables in the region, said Hans-Joerg Preisigke, head of Energy Policy at Currenta.

Currenta operates three chemical parks in the cities of Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld which are home to more than 70 industrial companies.

[waldron] 13/10/2021 07:55:32

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[gibbs1] 11/10/2021 10:04:33

Engie delivers energy savings worth $23.8m in GCC
KUWAIT, 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
Engie Solutions, an international leader in sustainable energy solutions, has delivered energy savings worth an estimated $23.8 million to its GCC-based clients since 2014, it has announced.

The company said that it had helped business and industry in the region reduce their electricity demand by a combined 190 gigawatt-hours (GWh), displacing an estimated 101,242 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the equivalent of removing more than 22,000 cars from the roads.

Meanwhile, with Kuwait pledging to reduce its residential and industrial power demand by 10%, while increasing the share of renewables in its power mix to 15% by 2030, Yassine Lafhail, General Manager of Engie Solutions Kuwait, said the company is committed to helping the country realise its Vision 2035 sustainable development strategy. Mitigating Kuwait’s high per-capita power consumption is key, he added.

“Ventilation, air-conditioning and lighting systems account for around 85% of the energy consumed by buildings at the height of summer in Kuwait, and as much as 60% of the construction sector’s total energy consumption. However, installing energy-efficient systems requires significant investment,” Lafhail said.

“One way to help organisations transition to lower-carbon operating models is to provide turnkey solutions that cater to their specific needs, build in the necessary financing, and invest on their behalf.”

Engie Solutions currently manages more than 200 projects across the GCC, spanning 500 million square metres in total. In Kuwait, the company has recently delivered integrated facilities management and energy efficiency projects for Taiba Hospital, Azzour North Power Plant and the Plot 40 shopping complex, in addition to delivering projects for several five-star hotels and one of the region’s largest banks.

Engie Solutions Kuwait was the first energy solutions specialist in the country to launch an energy management team dedicated to both retrofitting existing infrastructure and designing new energy efficiency systems – paid for with the savings they generate.

One of these projects was the Green Mosques pilot project delivered in partnership with the National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC), and inaugurated by the undersecretaries of the Ministry of Awqaf and the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewables. The project reduced the energy consumption of the three mosques by a third.

Lafhail said the company is actively raising awareness of the business case for greater investment in building energy efficiency, through regular workshops in partnership with the Ministry of Electricity and Water, training in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, and various local CSR initiatives.

Digitalisation will be a crucial driver of energy efficiency in the future, enabling hydrocarbons-dependent countries such as Kuwait to diversify their economies in the future.

Engie Solutions is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and other digital solutions to improve the performance, reliability and measurement of its energy solutions, Lafhail added.

“Advances in AI, blockchain and the Internet of Things can unlock substantial additional savings for clients, for example by helping them to predict precisely when and where building maintenance is needed. At Engie Solutions, we have been actively developing these solutions to help safeguard the long-term value of our clients’ assets, in Kuwait and countries across the region.”-- TradeArabia News Service

[waldron] 10/10/2021 17:04:28

Europe Desperately Needs To Diversify Its Energy Supply
By Stuart Burns - Oct 10, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT

Rising energy prices have fueled inflation that was already being stoked by commodity price increase and supply chain problems for much of this year.
Thermal coal prices have risen to record levels, threatening to impact GDP growth in China and India as a result of electricity rationing.
Europe’s energy markets are particularly exposed to supply disruptions despite supposedly being highly integrated.

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We have written twice over the last week concerning the energy crunch, first in China and then in India.

Thermal coal prices have risen to record levels, threatening to impact GDP growth as a result of electricity rationing.

The Financial Times observes that China has suffered a triple whammy of emissions restrictions on power generation, a shortage of coal, and price caps on electricity that mean demand is unaffected as input costs have risen. India, which relies heavily on coal for its thermal power plant, is facing tight supplies and record prices. Nationally, it has only four days of stocks left.
Europe energy costs on the rise

But energy — whether it is in the form of coal, natural gas or oil — is a global commodity. Both Europe and the U.S. find themselves with their own set of challenges, more skewed to the tight natural gas market and rising global oil prices.

The U.K. is not alone but is possibly the most acutely exposed to Europe’s reliance on imported natural gas, particularly from Russia.

U.S. gas contracts for November delivery surged nearly 40% this week to hit £4 per therm (having started 2021 below 50p).

But a surprise announcement by Vladimir Putin yesterday saying Russia was prepared to increase supplies to stabilize prices prompted a sharp sell-off, sending the price down to £2.87.

Whether it stays there will depend in large part on whether Russia can honor that commitment in the months ahead. Russian state gas supplier Gazprom has come under intense criticism for deliberately shipping to no more than its minimal contractual obligations this year. The reality is Russia’s own inventory levels are also depleted after a harsh winter.

Related: WTI Oil Price Breaks $80 For The First Time Since 2014

It is probably fair to say Europe’s energy markets are particularly exposed to supply disruptions despite supposedly being highly integrated.

Many large industrial consumers have complained that the E.U.’s Green Deal to make the bloc climate neutral by 2050 will only push up energy prices further. In turn, that could ultimately lead to social unrest. For example, high energy prices resulted in the French “gilets jaunes,” or yellow vests, demonstrations in 2018-2019.
Inflation, energy cost impacts

Rising energy prices have fueled inflation that was already being stoked by commodity price increase and supply chain problems for much of this year. Rising energy costs and inflation have been contributing factors in the August fall in German industrial orders. Orders fell 7.7%, a far sharper fall then economists had expected.

Meanwhile, rising energy costs have prompted the closure of large energy consumers across Europe, such as ammonia and fertilizer production. Meanwhile, in the U.S., oil prices this week hit the highest level in seven years after OPEC+ decided to maintain current production levels, which will see a planned increase of just 400,000 barrels a day from November.

U.S. administrators have talked about release from the strategic petroleum reserve and even limits or a ban on U.S. exports of crude oil to limit domestic oil price rises. The average price of gas at the pump has reached $3.19 a gallon, the highest in seven years.

The U.S. economy does not appear to be unduly hindered by the price rises yet. The private sector added a higher-than-expected 568,000 jobs in September, the biggest rise in three months. However, with midterm elections next year, high gas prices will not go down well with voters.
Looking ahead

Buyers of European components may expect to see some inflation in prices this year and next. Cost increases are coming, not just from metal prices but energy, wage costs and continuing logistics delays in Europe.

It is to be hoped the continent copes through this winter and cost increases do not derail the recovery. While manufacturers have been riding a wave of unprecedented demand recovery, it should not be mistaken as unstoppable.

A number of factors are converging to push up costs while potentially dampening demand. That makes a toxic mix for a still-fragile recovery.

By Stuart Burns via AG Metal Miner

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[waldron] 06/10/2021 22:12:59

Source: ENGIE | 14 hours ago
ENGIE Energy Access empowers 6.5 Million Africans with Clean Energy via smart integration of Mini-grids and new Solar Home System brand

1.3 million people connected to decentralized power; Across 9 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa; Impacting 6.5 million lives

PARIS, France, October 6, 2021/APO Group/ --

ENGIE Energy Access (EEA) (www.ENGIE-Africa.com) is delighted to announce that within 1 year of integrating its decentralized energy businesses, it has considerably expanded its customer base and is now delivering safe and reliable solar energy to 6.5 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa.

EEA has acquired approximately 200,000 new customers across its 9 markets of operation in Africa throughout 2021, despite the challenges that COVID-19 created – bringing its customer base to more than 1.3 million. Key 2021 milestones achieved to date include a growth in customers in Uganda to 600,000, Zambia to 250,000, Benin to 150,000, and Mozambique to 50,000.

In April 2021, EEA began gradually rolling out its new solar home system (SHS) customer brand, MySol, replacing the Fenix Power and Mobisol brands. With MySol, EEA offers the widest range of PAYGo SHS throughout Africa and caters to all kinds of customers, from off-grid families lighting up with clean energy for the first time, to entrepreneurs running businesses of all sizes.

We have widened our approach from inclusiveness, to dedicating more efforts into productive usage

EEA has equipped 13 villages with its ENGIE PowerCorner mini-grids to date, comprising 3,000 households and 200 businesses. In the past year, it has successfully strengthened the mini-grid pipeline, securing over 180 additional projects – including 60 mini-grids approved in Zambia and 11 more in Benin. EEA is focused on continuing to build out the pipeline with 3 mini-grids under construction in Benin, Nigeria and Uganda, and more pilots on the way.

“I am pleased with the excellent results we have achieved within the first year of integrating our decentralized energy solutions companies. We have strengthened synergies between our solar home system and mini-grid businesses by decreasing costs, gaining in operational efficiencies and relying on strong digital tools, such as our PAYGo platform,” said Gillian-Alexandre Huart, CEO of ENGIE Energy Access.

“We have widened our approach from inclusiveness, to dedicating more efforts into productive usage. We are now at a stage where we provide a full range of complementary solutions: strong SHS offerings and a continuously expanding mini-grid business that is instrumental to reaching higher tier capacities and offering higher tier services. I am confident that we are well on track to impacting 20 million lives by 2025.”

Achieving access to larger funding will be key to EEA meeting its ambitious mission of impacting 20 million lives by 2025. EEA reached its first million customers in part due to the support of partners such as the European Union, and the Swedish and US governments.

Universal electrification is the seventh of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that the global community has committed to achieve by 2030. ENGIE is confident that universal access to energy is achievable in the foreseeable future, through smart investments in a combination of national grid extension, solar home systems and mini-grids.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of ENGIE.

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ENGIE Energy Access is one of the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions providers in Africa, with a mission to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions and life-changing services with exceptional customer experience. The company is a result of the integration of Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol and ENGIE PowerCorner. It develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGo solar home systems are financed through installments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,700 employees, operations in 9 countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.3 million customers and 6.5 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to remain the leading clean energy company, serving millions of customers across Africa by 2025. For more, please visit

[waldron] 05/10/2021 17:15:00

John Harrington

16:11 Tue 05 Oct 2021

Gas prices continue to soar as increased demands drains inventories

Natural gas is trading above US$215 per barrel of oil equivalent
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Wholesale gas prices are going through the roof as a result of increased demand from economies getting back on their feet after the pandemic.

The benchmark Dutch TTF gas future contract (for November) was up 25% on Tuesday at US$120.63 per megawatt-hour, up more than 250% during 2021. UK gas for November delivery is currently trading at US$286 a therm, compared to around US$100 towards the end of July.

As a result of increased demand, stockpiles in Europe are running low, particularly in the UK, and producers are struggling to replenish supplies; some power plants have switched from using natural gas to oil to produce energy as a result of supply constraints.

Natural gas is trading above US$215 per barrel of oil equivalent; oil – the real stuff (specifically Brent crude for December delivery) is trading at US$82.91 a barrel.

“Surging gas and power prices have also been felt outside Europe with hot weather-related demand not being met by a similar response from producers. Add to this the worst quarter for wind power generation in years, and the pressure on traditional fuels such as gas and even coal has been elevated,” said Ole Hansen, the head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.

“As a result, we are heading into the northern hemisphere winter with stock levels, both in the US and especially in Europe, well below the average seen in recent years. If not arrested by a milder than normal winter or increased flows, either from LNG [liquefied natural gas] or from Russia through the soon-to-open Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a bleak—and expensive—winter could await Europe’s consumers and energy-heavy industries,” Hansen warned.

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[waldron] 05/10/2021 16:36:57

Nord Stream 2 AG Appeals Against Court Decision Not to Exempt Pipeline From EU Gas Directive

5 hours ago (Updated: 5 hours ago)

05.10.2021

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Nord Stream 2 AG has appealed against the Dusseldorf court decision not to exempt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from the European Union’s gas directive, the operator said on Tuesday.

"We confirm that Nord Stream 2, in compliance with the deadlines, filed an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Regional Court of Dusseldorf of 25 August 2021 to the Federal Supreme Court of Germany," the pipeline’s operator company said.

Nord Stream 2 is a joint venture of Gazprom, Royal Dutch Shell, OMV, Engie, Uniper, and Wintershall. The project is designed to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany beneath the Baltic Sea. On 10 September, Russia's Gazprom announced that the construction of the pipeline was completed.

The pipeline is expected to supply up to 1.9 trillion cubic feet of gas per year from Russia to Germany.

The United States has opposed the project, promoting its liquefied natural gas in Europe. In July, Berlin and Washington struck a deal to pave the way for the completion of the pipeline, without the threat of US sanctions.

[sarkasm] 04/10/2021 17:44:39

Engie, partners cut ribbon on 20.3-MWp PV park in Ile-de-France


October 4 (Renewables Now) - French energy group Engie SA (EPA:ENGI) and its partners on Monday inaugurated a 20.3-MWp photovoltaic (PV) solar farm, described as the largest in the Paris-centred Ile-de-France region.

Engie built the facility together with the Intercommunal Syndicate for Gas and Electricity in Ile-de-France (SIGEIF) and the town of Marcoussis, located in the southern suburbs of Paris.

Featuring more than 58,000 panels, the solar farm is situated on a site covered with backfill from the construction of the LGV Atlantique high-speed rail line. It is expected to generate 21,000 MWh a year, equivalent to the annual power demand of a town of 10,000 people, according to the announcement.

The project, a winner in a call for tenders by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, represented an investment of EUR 18.8 million (USD 21.8m) co-financed through a special purpose vehicle with participation of SIGEIF (20%), Engie (60%) and citizen crowdfunding (20%).

“ENGIE, the leading developer of renewable energy in France with 75% renewables in its energy mix, is the leader in solar power in France, with the 1.3 GW that we are building and operating today,” said Engie chief executive Catherine MacGregor.

Engie has 7.9 GW of renewables capacity in France, including 1.3 GW solar, 2.7 GW wind and 3.9 GW hydropower.

The inauguration was attended by the Minister for the Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili.

(EUR 1 = USD 1.160)