AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEnergy & Deals: TotalEnergies agreed to buy Shell’s European onshore renewables business (about 4GW, mainly solar and wind in Italy and the Netherlands, plus projects in Italy/UK/Spain), while TotalEnergies will sell a 50% stake in a wind/solar portfolio to KKR in a €1.8bn deal. Logistics & Trade: The Rhine hit record-low levels, cutting barge capacity and pushing freight rates up sharply, raising supply-risk for key industrial commodities. Mobile Market: Fastweb+Vodafone led Italy’s mobile market in Q1 with 25.2% share of “human SIMs,” followed by WindTre (23.6%) and TIM (22.2%), per Agcom. AI Policy: The EU launched a call for up to seven AI Gigafactories, backed by up to €10bn public funding and aiming to unlock at least €20bn private investment. Renewables Finance: Sonnedix secured €730m financing for PV and battery storage across France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, with Italy the biggest slice (350MW+). EU Security/Shipping: An Italian frigate boarded a Russian-linked shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean as part of EU sanctions enforcement.
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