RIYADH: On a macro level, Australia and India have agreed to a partnership to strengthen a clean energy deal. Zooming in, France’s Technip Energies has been awarded a contract to build the first carbon capture and storage project in the world. Looking at the bigger picture • The EU is planning a deal with Namibia to support the country’s emerging green hydrogen sector and boost its own imports of the fuel, Reuters reported citing EU and Namibian officials. It is part of the bloc efforts to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. • Australia and India have agreed to a partnership to strengthen a clean energy deal, according to Reuters. The two countries agreed to cooperate in developing critical metal projects and supply chains. Through a micro lens • French engineering and technology firm for the energy industry Technip Energies has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the world’s first carbon capture and storage project. Awarded by Hafslund Oslo Celsio, the project is for a supplier of district heating in Norway, and will be the first full-scale waste-to-energy plant in the world with carbon dioxide capture, Trade Arabia reported.