It will work with Iberia Solar to bring the project pipeline, which consists of five sites across the regions of Castilla la Mancha and Castilla y León, to ‘ready to build’ status

The energy firm will gain access to a 6GW pipeline in South America and Europe, including the UK, Spain, France, Greece and Italy

It says the integration into its subsidiary Avangrid will create the third-largest renewable energy operator in the US

The acquisition is in line with Biffa’s strategy to grow its industrial and commercial operations and its ambition to create the UK’s most efficient, low carbon collection operation

Veolia confirms its intention to file a voluntary public takeover bid on the remaining Suez share capital to complete the merger of the two companies

The move comes as the Danish energy giant works to shrink its downstream operations and focus on building, owning and operating renewable generation assets

The failing supplier, run by Nottingham City Council, has made around 230 staff redundant

The deal will allow the oil giant to strengthen its position in the Eastern Mediterranean

The company is taking over the outstanding 60% of Ignite Energy that it didn’t already own

The two sites, located in South Lanarkshire and Northamptonshire, generate electricity to supply more than 17,000 UK homes