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In Turkey's dance of the dead, Istanbul-listed Mega Polietilen files for bankruptcy protection
Trade ministry “regulatory forbearance” measures continuously extended to “zombie” companies since 2018 lira crash mean the dead don’t die.
The Nord Stream mystery: a timeline
The destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in autumn 2022 marked an explosive end to a chapter in Russia-European energy ties.
EurOil: German government opposes North Sea gas project
Ukraine rocked by power outages after the largest Russian drone and missile barrage of the war
Russia launched one of its most massive missile and drone assaults on Ukraine early August 26, targeting energy infrastructure across the country. Earlier plans to export electricity will likely be put on hold as Ukraine grapples with power outages.
AsiaElec: Offshore and on, China leads the world on planned clean power installations
Expedition discovers rapid, unprecedented melting of Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor glacier
Shrinking of largest glacier in Tashkent region reinforces urgent climate crisis concerns.
Hungary sets ambitious targets in reviewed National Energy and Climate Plan
Hungary prepared a draft of its NECP in the summer of 2023 and will submit the final version in the autumn of 2024, after getting feedback from the European Commission.
MEOG: Tethys Oil begins Oman drill
India adds 14.9 GW of solar capacity in 1H 2024
India added 14.9 GW of solar capacity in the first half of the calendar year 2024, marking a 282% y/y increase
Russia faces possible power shortage due to the impact of sanctions, but plans 11 new nuclear power stations to meet demand
Moscow may face blackouts and significant electricity shortages in the coming years thanks to sanctions unless major investment is made into expanding generating capacity, according to a development scheme prepared by Russia's System Operator.
Hungary's MOL seeks to take oil at Russia-Ukraine border
The same arrangement might be made for Russian gas supplies through Ukraine after Kyiv and Moscow’s long-term transit contract expires at the end of this year.
AfrElec: South Africa delays nuclear procurement process to allow for further public consultation
Australia to build world's largest solar power plant
Australia is set to construct the world’s largest solar power plant, a ground-breaking project named Power Link, which will generate 4 GW of electricity, enough to power approximately 3mn homes.
Energo: Romania’s renewable energy resurgence
OPINION: Romania’s renewable energy resurgence
EBRD Southeast Europe head of energy Georgios Gkiaouris on powering Romania’s green ambitions through highs and lows.
South Africa’s Eskom attributes recent achievements to management changes at power stations
NorthAmOil: Natural gas glut leads to production cuts
Serbia moves to lift 35-year ban on nuclear power plants
The government is considering nuclear energy as a viable option to reduce carbon emissions and bolster energy independence.
Satellite images reveal unprecedented retreat of Acetic glacier on Svalbard archipelago
Satellite images from NASA have revealed unprecedented retreat of Arctic glacier retreat on the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, The Barents Observer reported on August 19.
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