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Sustainability of South Africa’s electricity supply under scrutiny with return to power outages

10 February 2025

The sudden return to load shedding, announced by the state-run power utility Eskom has caught South Africans off guard, dashing hopes of putting years of rolling blackouts behind them.

Arctic set to undergo irreversible damage as hopes of hitting the 1.5C Paris target fade

10 February 2025

The Arctic is set to undergo dramatic and irreversible changes in the coming years if global warming reaches 2.7°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new paper from Science that will see large swathes of polar ice and permafrost melt.

Kaliningrad becomes an energy island after Baltic States cut Russian grid connection

10 February 2025

The Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea has become an energy island after the Baltics States cut themselves off from the Soviet-era BRELL power grid on February 8, thus becoming vulnerable to sanctions.

Hungary’s atomic energy watchdog orders partial halt of construction at Paks NPP expansion site after incident

10 February 2025

Hungary's National Atomic Energy Authority has ordered a partial halt to construction at the Paks II nuclear power plant after a section of the southern wall of the excavation pit collapsed.

INTERVIEW: Lee Chun-Li – Taiwan Energy Administration

10 February 2025

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs Energy Administration Deputy Director General sits down to talk power generation, renewable energy goals and if nuclear power has a future in Taiwan

Jindal Nuclear plans to build 18GWe of nuclear power generation capacity in India

10 February 2025

Jindal Nuclear plans to build 18GWe of nuclear power generation capacity in India over the next two decades

Russian gas begins flowing to Slovakia via TurkStream

9 February 2025

Russian natural gas has begun flowing to Slovakia via the TurkStream pipeline, Slovak newspaper Dennik reported on February 6, citing Vojtech Ferencz, chairman of the country’s national gas transmission system operator SPP.

Gazprom divests Austrian and Italian gas trading units to Dubai-based investment firm

9 February 2025

Gazprom has sold its Austrian and Italian gas trading subsidiaries to Dubai-based investment firm EGH Gulf, established less than a year ago.

Iraq’s North Oil resumes production from Kirkuk wells

9 February 2025

Iraq’s North Oil Co. has recommenced production from 35 wells in the Kirkuk region as part of a strategic effort to bolster output.

Poland plans to spin-off state-owned coal assets as energy transformation plans slowly gather momentum

7 February 2025

Poland's Ministry of State Assets will present a comprehensive plan for the spin-off of coal assets from state-owned power companies to Parliament on February 13, as the government's energy transformationd plans gather pace.

Europe's economic woes made worse by looming trade war with US, says Goldman Sachs

7 February 2025

Cyclical industries across Europe are in danger from the economic slowdown sweeping Europe, Goldman Sachs warned in a note on February 4. They were already reeling from years of a polycrisis, but now President Trump is threatening a trade war.

Venezuelan foreign minister brands US Secretary Rubio "obsessed" over leftist regimes

6 February 2025

Venezuela lashed out at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, branding him a “pathetic obsessed man” after he labelled Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela as “enemies of humanity” and blamed them for the ongoing migration crisis in the region.

Germany looks to repurpose Nord Stream 2 for green gas project

6 February 2025

German authorities are considering re-tasking the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to deliver green hydrogen or natural gas from Finland.

CPP reportedly weighing sale, IPO options for Encino

6 February 2025

Canadian pension fund CPP Investments is reportedly weighing strategic options for what to do with Houston-based oil and gas producer Encino Acquisition Partners.

ONEOK, MPLX partner on Gulf Coast LPG export terminal

6 February 2025

ONEOK and MPLX have agreed to build a new 400,000 barrel per day liquefied petroleum gas export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast.

India signs MoU to advance decarbonisation efforts

6 February 2025

India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs-backed think tank, the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Carbon Market Association of India to enhance the country’s carbon markets.

Iran’s South Pars Refinery 7 set to increase production

5 February 2025

Iran’s South Pars Refinery 7 is on track to maximise production, according to the facility’s manager – Mehrdad Abdi – who said that output is expected to increase significantly by the end of March this year.

OPEC+ continues with production plan despite Trump’s demands

5 February 2025

OPEC+ has decided to continue with its current oil production plans after a review meeting on February 2 despite calls from US President Donald Trump to lower crude prices.

Petrochemical output up 3.5% in Iran

5 February 2025

A report from the Iranian government released February 2 has revealed that the country’s petrochemical production was able to reach 96.3mn metric tonnes from March 21 to December 20 2024 – an increase of 3.5% compared to last year.

Australia inaugurates first large-scale CCS project

5 February 2025

“We have made history out at Moomba. It’s a first for Santos, a first for South Australia and a first for Australia in terms of large-scale, onshore CCS,” Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher said.

French TotalEnergies signs $820mn Iraqi solar power deal

5 February 2025

France's TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Basra Investment Commission to construct a 1,000-MW solar power plant in Iraq

South Australia to restart mothballed gas power generators to shore up security

5 February 2025

The Australian Energy Market Commission approved a rule change last week allowing South Australia to restart mothballed gas power generators in the event of a supply shortage.

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