Westinghouse's work on the offer is financed by the US Trade and Development Agency. The works are to cost $10 million.

The British company, whose businesses supply gas and electricity to millions of customers, said the deals would increase the proportion of its assets in electricity to 70% from 60%.

The UK's Industrial Decarbonization Strategy sets out how the UK can develop a thriving industrial sector aligned with a net-zero emissions target without pushing emissions and business abroad.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.8%, to 5,141.77, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.5% to 3,463.07.

The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent

The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged 0.3% lower, trading below a one-year peak after a cautious session in Asian markets.

U.S. industrial production decreased 2.2 percent in February.

Though Russia suffered a relatively modest recession amid the pandemic last year, the recovery is expected to be sluggish and a jolt of state spending could help accelerate it. Russia has invested billions from the fund in the past in projects linked to big state companies.

China’s blue chip CSI 300 index climbed 0.55%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.46%.

The thermal coal value chain still claimed nearly 4,500 institutional investors totaling $1 trillion in operations.

The CSI300 index fell 1.7% to 5,061.66 points at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.6%, to 3,432.01 points.

Vietnam will need about US$320bn to develop its power sector in 2021-2045,

Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.58%, and China’s blue-chip CSI300 index inched up 0.05% as sagging high-valuation tech and consumer firms capped gains.

The South Australia government has given planning approval for the massive $3 billion Goyder South wind, solar and battery storage project

Royal Dutch Shell plc published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2020.