EDP has sanctioned an EUR 8 million investment to develop a 3.2 MW hydroelectric facility at the Rioseco dam in Asturias, Spain. Supported by EUR 4.2 million in NextGenerationEU funding, the plant will add 8 GWh of annual renewable generation capacity from 2026.
A joint venture between China’s Chery and Spain’s Ebro is accelerating the revival of vehicle manufacturing at Barcelona’s former Nissan plant. The project has generated 1,000 direct jobs, surpassed 9,000 unit sales in September, and is expanding EV production capacity for European markets.
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Spain has announced a fresh commitment of €19.5 million to the World Bank’s Livable Planet Fund, underscoring its leadership in promoting environmental sustainability and global debt relief.
4 days ago • SpainIndia’s highway authority has issued a project award to H.G. Infra Engineering for a six-lane access-controlled ring road segment in Odisha under the HAM framework, expanding the contractor’s order book and reinforcing long-term annuity-led infrastructure development in eastern India.
The African Development Bank Group has approved a EUR 6.5 million commitment to the Saviu II venture capital fund to strengthen seed-stage technology financing in Francophone West and Central Africa. The investment, supported by the European Commission under Boost Africa, aims to accelerate digital entrepreneurship and regional market integration.
STRABAG’s subsidiary ZÜBLIN has secured two large-scale contracts from Codelco to advance the underground transformation of the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile. The project includes more than 54 kilometres of tunnelling and critical infrastructure works, with completion targeted for 2031 and a workforce of around 1,200.
Mizoram has proposed a ₹174.7 billion budget for FY2026–27, with allocations focused on agriculture, connectivity and social infrastructure. The plan includes continued funding for farmer support programmes and supplementary grants of ₹37.24 billion for the current fiscal, reflecting a calibrated approach to fiscal management and development spending.