energy

Power demand peaks in northern India heatwave

By Bhuvan BAGGA NEW DELHI, June 18, 2024 (AFP) - Searing heatwave temperatures in northern India pushed power demand to…

Manila and Washington sign agreement to develop Philippines’ nuclear workforce

MANILA, May 21, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippines and the United States agreed Tuesday to train Filipinos how to build…

Russia hits Ukrainian energy sites in ‘massive’ overnight attack

KYIV, Ukraine, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Russia launched a "massive" missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants…

Leap year outage shutters New Zealand petrol pumps

WELLINGTON, Feb 29, 2024 (AFP) - Self-service petrol pumps across New Zealand were shuttered Thursday as several companies reported a…

QatarEnergy says Red Sea attacks ‘may impact’ gas shipments

DOHA, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries may be delayed by attacks in the Red…

UK unveils plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

LONDON, Jan 11, 2024 (AFP) - The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's…

World added 50% more renewable energy capacity last year over 2022: IEA

PARIS, Jan 11, 2024 (AFP) - The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the year…

Nepal signs hydro energy export deal with India

KATHMANDU, Jan 4, 2024 (AFP) - Nepal signed a deal with India on Thursday for the Himalayan republic to export…

‘Urban mining’ offers green solution to old solar panels

By Paula RAMON YUMA, United States, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to…

OPEC loses a player: Angola quits cartel, oil dips despite rally

LONDON, Dec 21, 2023 (AFP) - Crude prices slumped on Thursday after Angola quit the OPEC oil cartel, while Wall…

China launches world’s first next-gen nuclear reactor

BEIJING, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - China began commercial operations of the world's first next-generation, gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant,…

Tripling renewable energy by 2030 ‘ambitious but doable’

By Catherine HOURS PARIS, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Host United Arab Emirates wants nearly 200 nations attending the COP28…

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