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AfrElec: Nigeria's power grid collapses for sixth time this year

Czech coal magnate Tykac to finance ex-president Klaus' climate sceptic think-tank

Czech society continues to have ambivalent attitudes towards climate change.

Slovenia cancels referendum on Krsko nuclear power plant expansion

Referendum was intended to gauge public support for construction of a second reactor at a cost of up to €15.4bn

India eyes small modular reactors to boost clean energy transition

The government’s strategy has identified the role of nuclear power in the overall energy mix and new technologies such as small nuclear reactors (SMRs) to make the clean energy transition.

LatAmOil: Mexico set for energy shake-up under new President Sheinbaum

REM: Peru's solar potential higher than Germany, energy minister says

Global CO2 emissions from forest fires have increased by 60% in 23 years

Global carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60% since 2001, with emissions nearly tripling in some of the most climate-sensitive boreal forests, according to a new study published in the journal Science.

Uzbekistan generates 4bn kWh from renewable energy in year to October 20

Energo: Global electricity demand is surging faster than expected, warns IEA

Global electricity demand is surging faster than expected, warns IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that global electricity demand is surging faster than expected and that keeping climate change in check may thus become harder.

Iran's Pezeshkian mulls raising gasoline prices

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian once again slammed the government's heavy subsidy on petrol, calling it a “challenge” in drawing up the country's annual budget, amid widespread rumours about a fuel price hike.

Mexico set for energy shake-up as Sheinbaum rewrites the rules

Mexico’s energy landscape is set for a major transformation as President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government seeks to balance the power of state-controlled companies with the need for private investment.

MOL warns of fuel delivery disruptions to Czechia

The head of MOL’s Czech subsidiary has warned of potential disruptions to fuel deliveries after the EU's exemption on the import of Russian oil-derived products expires in December.

AfrOil: Equinor optimistic about Angola’s policy to boost oil output from mature fields

DMEA: Aramco cancels refining projects, shifts focus to Asia

OPINION: How realistic are Moldova’s bold energy independence ambitions?

Amid the geopolitical chaos generated by the war in Ukraine, Moldova has begun to take the first steps towards weaning itself from Russia’s energy blackmail.

MEOG: H&P sells ADNOC Drilling shares at $97mn profit

EurOil: Gazprom signs MoU on boosting gas supply to Hungary

FSUOGM: Russia seeks to boost domestic gas sales on the exchange

NorthAmOil: ExxonMobil seeks buyers for portion of Bakken assets

AsianOil: Hanwha raises offer for Singapore's Dyna-Mac

EV sales jump 2.4-fold in Uzbekistan

EC says Europe ready for cut-off of Russian gas transit through Ukraine

European Commissioner Kadri Simson said this week that the European Union is ready for the gas transit agreement between Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Russia’s Gazprom to expire at the end of this year.

AfrElec: Kenya to cooperate with Russia to develop nuclear and renewable energy sectors

Half the world’s food production at risk due to mounting water crisis

More than half of the world’s food production is at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly worsening water crisis threatens global agricultural systems, according to a new report.