Starlink to lower orbits for safety in 2026
Starlink will shift a large part of its constellation from 550 kilometres to about 480 kilometres in 2026, a move…
Asia-Pacific investors pivot to European infrastructure assets
Asia-Pacific pension funds, insurers and wealth managers are lifting their exposure to European assets after years of favouring the United…
Capstone Copper faces Chile strike at Mantoverde
Hundreds of workers at Capstone Copper’s Mantoverde mine in Chile began a legal strike on Friday, January 2, 2026, after…
Berlin opens 3.44 GW wind tender for 2026
Germany’s Federal Network Agency has released the first onshore wind tender for the 2026 calendar year, inviting bids for 3.44…
Guyana seeks bids for G$6B Diamond plant
Guyana Water Inc. has invited firms to design, supply, install and commission a new surface water plant at Diamond on…
AI boom tests grids, not valuations alone
The AI trade may cool without a dramatic crash, but the buildout will continue to reshape power networks, land markets,…
Peru opens Petroperu to private capital
Peru has issued an emergency decree that reshapes Petroperu and lets private investors take stakes in the state-owned refiner and…
Ireland’s Martin to visit China, first since 2012
Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin will visit China from Sunday, meeting President Xi Jinping in Beijing before travelling to Shanghai. The…
US capture of Maduro jolts Venezuela oil
US forces removed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a pre-dawn raid on Jan. 3, then flew him to…
South Korea tops $700b exports on AI chips
South Korea closed 2025 with a record $709.7 billion (C$980 billion) in exports, lifted by AI driven semiconductor demand, for…