On 1st October, GRP created a new division, Power & Gas Europe (PGE)
Philippe Sauquet explained… ”when we founded the segment two years ago, I told you that we needed to build our future around the customer. Just as Marketing & Services makes its money not from fuel sales but related services, we'll make our margins on integrated solutions, not selling electricity alone. And so we have to package those solutions based on customer needs. Now that we own Direct Energie outright, it was time to rethink our organization to make it more attentive to end customers, both B2B and B2C. That's the job of Power & Gas Europe (PGE), headed by Xavier Caïtucoli, a real pro. I couldn't be more confident that, with Xavier at the helm of PGE, we'll change the game and GRP will go far.”
Total accelerates EV drive with UK ChargePoint partnership
EV infrastructure firm ChargePoint has teamed up with French oil and gas major Total to "lay the groundwork for the next generation of fuelling" by encouraging more UK businesses to install electric vehicle chargers. The reseller partnership announced yesterday will see Total Gas & Power offer its UK business energy customers charging points, installation, and other EV services provided by US firm ChargePoint. The two companies said the tie-up marked "another milestone in the movement to transition to electric mobility and provides businesses in the UK with an opportunity to participate in the fuelling network of the future".
Total Eren initiates construction on PV plant in Australia
Total Eren announced recently the start of construction work on a 256.5-MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Australia. Kiamal Solar Farm is located in the state of Victoria, Australia, and its Stage 1 will comprise over 720,000 PV panels with single-axis trackers, covering more than 500 hectares (1,235.5 acres). The project is expected to reach commercial operations in mid-2019 and upon completion will be Victoria’s largest solar park, generating enough power to meet the annual needs of over 133,500 local households.
Eni and Total join up for Algeria offshore debut
Total chief executive Patrick Pouyanne said his company has decided to increase its exposure to Algeria thanks to an improved business environment. "We will also invest more in Algeria because trust and confidence are back," Pouyanne said last week. Meanwhile Eni, the biggest foreign player in Algeria, said it had also agreed with Sonatrach to take a 49% stake in three onshore oil blocks in the Algerian desert that are estimated to hold 145 million barrels of oil.
