
Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
India’s green hydrogen push is gradually moving from targets and project announcements towards building the infrastructure needed for large-scale production. Manufacturing facilities, renewable power projects, ammonia plants and port infrastructure are becoming important parts of the next stage of...
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India has blocked China’s first request at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a dispute panel over India’s support measures for solar cells, solar modules and information technology sectors. China had requested the formation of a dispute settlement panel earlier this month after...

NTPC Green Energy Limited, on behalf of NTPC UP Green Energy Limited (NUGEL), has announced an EPC tender for a 100 MW ground-mounted solar project planned at Khanshi in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. The last date for bid submission is June 8, 2026. The contract covers the complete execution of...

As the ongoing Middle East conflict disrupts aluminium and nickel supply chains, a question mark looms over Asia’s renewable energy ambitions, threatening to raise costs for solar panels, wind turbines and grid infrastructure across the region. Countries including Indonesia, Vietnam and the...

Hindustan Zinc hosted G. Kishan Reddy at its Rajpura Dariba Complex in Rajasthan, where he visited the Sindesar Khurd Mine and Dariba Smelting Complex. The visit focused on the role of the mining and metals sector in supporting India’s infrastructure, manufacturing and energy transition...

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Henan Everyhigh New Material Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility specialises in integrated metal packaging materials for the food sector, producing aluminium coils used in easy-open...

Shares of Aluminium Corporation of China Limited slipped 3.38 per cent on Monday, May 11, closing at HKD 11.15 (USD 1.43) from HKD 11.54 (USD 1.48) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, amid broader weakness across the commodities sector. According to market data from StockInvest.us dated May 12, 2026,...

GE Vernova said the Upper Sileru pumped-storage hydropower project in Andhra Pradesh is expected to be completed by 2030 and will become one of India’s largest pumped-storage power plants. The company’s work includes design, engineering, manufacturing, testing, transportation, supply, erection...

Waaree Renewable Technologies is set to acquire a 55 per cent stake in Associated Power Structures Private Limited (APSL) in a transaction valued at INR 12.25 billion (USD 128.7 million), as the company expands its presence in India’s renewable energy and power infrastructure sector. The company...

The Indian renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has commissioned an additional 150 MW solar power project through its subsidiary Adani Green Energy Twenty Five C. Being developed at the Khavda renewable energy park, the target is to reach an installed capacity of 30 GW by...

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC), one of Australia’s largest Indigenous-led renewable energy initiatives, will begin construction of the Jinbi Solar Project in the Pilbara after reaching Financial Close and signing a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement with Rio Tinto, marking a major step in...

NTPC Green Energy Limited subsidiary NTPC Renewable Energy Limited has awarded a large utility-scale solar contract to KPI Green Energy Limited for the development of a 500 MW solar PV project in Rajasthan. The project will be developed in Bikaner and carries a total contract value of around INR...

For more than a decade, the phrase “industrial overcapacity” has been shorthand for possible inefficiency in China’s heavy industries — too many smelters, too much idle infrastructure, too much capital trapped in sectors that Beijing has repeatedly tried to rationalise. Aluminium has often sat at...

American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) has opened a new 50,000 square-foot integrated contract manufacturing facility in Syracuse, New York. The new site is the company’s second facility in the city and is aimed at increasing production and processing capacity. The expansion comes as demand rises from...

Power supply, not geology, is emerging as the main constraint for critical mineral mining development in Canada, according to discussions at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada 2026. While Canada has identified key minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth...

Eskom and South32 have moved forward with a long-term renewable energy plan for the Hillside Aluminium smelter in KwaZulu-Natal, to keep it running past 2031. The proposed solution, currently under discussion, is expected to begin when the smelter’s existing electricity contract expires in 2031,...

Construction of a 4-million-kilowatt new energy transmission project began on April 15 in Jungar Banner, located in Ordos, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, according to State Grid East Inner Mongolia Electric Power Co. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our...

China has become a major driver of renewable energy growth after years of investment and new technology. Even as global oil markets face uncertainty, the country’s green energy sector continues to expand. Renewable energy is no longer just a backup. It is now being used as a main power source in...

India is increasing its focus on renewable energy further, owing to the rising tensions in the Middle East, which create concerns about fuel supply. The country depends on imports for about 80 per cent of its oil and gas, now exposed to global risks. It also relies heavily on imports of key...