DC deals go short

Disruption from the US-Israel war with Iran leaves US LNG exporters poised to profit. Quarterly and full-year earnings provided updates on the next wave of financing plans. By Alison Healey

GR Infraprojects has reached financial close on a rupee-denominated project financing for a greenfield transmission project. Adani is using US dollar debt for its latest greenfield transmission financing. By Alexandra Dockreay

Italy has issued a new energy bill that has shaken green power producers. The decree promotes a €3bn state aid package reimbursing emissions trading system costs for gas-fired producers. By Cristiana Sandeva

The unprecedented events in the Gulf have put a spotlight on the local economies. The short-term impact is anyone's guess but in the medium term the prospects are bright pending a return to normality. That said, there will be consequences.

African mining in 2026 is best understood as a contest over architecture. By Kirsty Delaney, senior associate, Tom Jamieson, partner, Ro Lazarovitch, partner, and Darren Spalding, partner, at Bracewell (UK) LLP

As offtake risks cast a long shadow, the European Union’s latest set of tools show a bloc leaning on intervention. After early auctions exposed the sector’s fragility, the EU has underlined a single goal: turning hydrogen’s pipeline into bankable deals by 2030. By Hassan Butt