TotalEnergies
Philippines: TotalEnergies and Nextnorth Reach Financial Close and Start Construction of a 440 MW Solar Project
30 Apr 2026
Paris/Manila, April 30, 2026 – TotalEnergies, together with its partner Nextnorth, a Philippines-based renewable energy developer, announced that they reached financial close and started the construction of a 440 MWp solar power plant.
TotalEnergies decides the distribution of a first interim dividend of €0.90/share for fiscal year 2026, an increase of 5.9% compared to 2025
29 Apr 2026
Paris, April 29th, 2026 - The Board of Directors meeting on April 28, 2026 under the chairmanship of Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, decided the distribution of a first interim dividend of €0.90/share for fiscal year 2026.
Europe: TotalEnergies finalizes the acquisition of 50% of a portfolio of flexible power generation assets from EPH
29 Apr 2026
Paris, April 29, 2026 – TotalEnergies announces the completion of the acquisition agreed on 16 November 2025 of 50% of EPH’s flexible power generation platform in Western Europe.
Kazakhstan: TotalEnergies Takes Final Investment Decision for Its Giant Wind and BESS Project
24 Apr 2026
Paris, April 24, 2026 – TotalEnergies has taken the Final Investment Decision and secured financing for the Mirny onshore wind and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Kazakhstan.
Exploration: TotalEnergies and TPAO sign a Cooperation Agreement
20 Apr 2026
Paris / Istanbul, April 13, 2026 – TotalEnergies and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on exploration opportunities.
Republic of the Congo: TotalEnergies Makes a Hydrocarbon Discovery on the Moho License
20 Apr 2026
Paris, April 13, 2026 – TotalEnergies EP Congo (63.5%, operator) announces a hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license, offshore the Republic of Congo, following the drilling of the MHNM-6 NFW exploration well targeting the Moho G structure.
TotalEnergies and Masdar to form $2.2 billion Joint Venture to Accelerate Renewable Energy Growth in Asia
02 Apr 2026
Paris/Abu Dhabi, 2 April 2026 – TotalEnergies, a global integrated multi‑energy company, and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, have signed a binding agreemen
UK: TotalEnergies Completes the Merger of its UK North Sea Upstream Assets with NEO NEXT
02 Apr 2026
Paris, March 30, 2026 – TotalEnergies announces the completion of the merger between NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies’ UK Upstream Oil & Gas business. The combined group is renamed NEO NEXT+ and TotalEnergies holds a 47.5% shareholding interest in it.
TotalEnergies and EDF Sign a Long‑Term Partnership to Secure Low‑Carbon Electricity Supply for TotalEnergies’ Refining & Chemicals Sites in France
28 Mar 2026
Paris, March 27, 2026 – Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, and Bernard Fontana, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the EDF Group, today signed a Nuclear Prod
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