Legal battle between David and Goliath energy firms heats up – News Block

TotalEnergies could be taken to arbitration by relative energy minnow, Trina Solar Ltd, in an ongoing dispute over a breach of contract.

The French oil giant launched legal action against Trina earlier this summer, alleging that Trina US had conspired to inflate the agreed price of its solar modules, costing the company more than $100 million in losses.

However, Trina has now hit back, insisting that the matter belongs in arbitration and dismissing the oil giant’s claims as “fatally flawed…