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Burkina Faso the latest African country to enter nuclear power plant construction talks with Russia
A delegation of technical experts from the Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom has arrived in Burkina Faso to negotiate the construction of a nuclear power plant in the West African country, local media outlet Burkina24 reported on August 6.
African energy advocacy group plans to sue Western financiers over discrimination against African oil and gas
Western financiers' discrimination against African oil and gas is "very unjust, hypocritical and colonial," the head of a key African energy advocacy group has claimed.
Greek PPC to take over €700mn renewables portfolio from Macquarie in Romania
629MW renewable energy generation portfolio to double PPC's assets in Romania, as it expands in Southeast Europe.
Moldova turns into net electricity exporter on lower domestic consumption in Q2
The industrial slowdown dragged down total electricity consumption in Moldova in Q2, while it exported power to Ukraine and the separatist Transnistria region.
Iran shuts offices in three provinces, cuts working hours in 13 others amid intense heat
The Iranian government shut state-run organisations and banks in Isfahan, Tehran and Karaj on August 7 due to searing heat and shortened operating hours at similar facilities in 13 other regions for a second consecutive day.
There is something fishy about the Ukraine sanctions on Lukoil's deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia
Ukraine's recent partial restriction on the operation of the Russian Druzhba oil pipeline has sparked a big row between the war-torn country and Hungary and Slovakia who say they have been cut off from their Russian oil supplies.
Almost 25% of US Congress denies climate crisis
Currently, 123 members of the current US Congress deny the scientific consensus of human-caused climate change, says the Centre for American Progress (CAP), a think-tank. That is 23% of the 535 total members.
Antarctic temperatures rise 28 degrees Celsius above normal
Antarctica is enduring an alarming second heatwave in two years. Ground temperatures in the east of the continent surged over 50 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) above average.
What makes Russian gas Russian? How Azerbaijan’s gas transit through Ukraine would likely work
Likely, any Azeri gas that does flow through Ukraine after this year will be Azeri in name only, with the molecules originating in Russia.
Energo: Russia, Belarus set up joint electricity market
Russia, Belarus set up joint electricity market
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko have signed off on an agreement to unite their energy markets as part of plans to create a Union State.
Global sea surface temperatures have surged
In the past 15 months, global sea surface temperatures have surged to unprecedented levels, fuelling heatwaves, and accelerated the melting of sea ice, alarming scientists and environmentalists alike.
Can Morocco's phosphate wealth put it at the centre of the global battery supply chain?
Morocco holds around 70% of the world's known phosphate rock reserves – crucial for producing fertilisers and battery materials. This presents the country with a tremendous opportunity to become significantly wealthier.
Hungary’s rude rejection of Croatia’s oil transit offer angers Zagreb
Croatia offered to transport oil to refineries in Hungary and Slovakia after Ukraine blocked Lukoil exports via Druzhba pipeline, but was rejected as "not reliable" by Hungary's foreign minister.
MEOG: Iraq announces oil, gas project updates
DMEA: Saudi importing fuel oil from Kuwait
EU urges Hungary and Slovakia to cut their dependency on Russian oil
Brussels says that oil supplies to the two countries are not at immediate risk from Ukraine's tightening of sanctions on Lukoil.
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