Ghana think tank launches year-long review of nuclear power investment readiness

AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
By Newsbase 30 October 2026
Ghana’s Institute of Economic Affairs has launched a one-year review of the workforce, regulatory and investment needs of the country’s nuclear power programme.
The Rudong EVx tower, which lifts concrete blocks to store wind power, was connected to the grid in 2023 and reported tested and commissioned in May 2024; sustained commercial operation remains unclear.

China's viral gravity battery tower in Jiangsu is a 2023 project

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ben Aris in Berlin 30 October 2026
A concrete tower in China's Jiangsu province that stores wind power by hoisting heavy blocks is going viral again, nearly three years after it was hooked up to the grid.
Fifteen Russian regions lifted limits on fuel sales in October, but petrol supply still leans on costly imports and pump prices are set to rise.

Russia's fuel crisis eases as refineries restart and Ukraine's strikes slow

FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
By Ben Aris in Berlin 30 October 2026
Russian regions are lifting limits on petrol sales as Ukraine's drone strikes on refineries slow under US pressure and damaged plants come back online.
Chile's central bank held its rate at 4.5% for a seventh straight meeting as oil prices jumped 25% in a month and activity contracted.

Oil shock freezes Chile's rate cuts as the economy stalls

LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By Ben Aris in Berlin 30 October 2026
A jump in oil prices has frozen Chile's interest rate cuts at the very moment its economy has started to shrink.
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