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Russia’s Rosatom to support nuclear projects across Africa at AEW2024

16 October 2024

Rosatom, now building Egypt's first nuclear power plant, has announced a strong pipeline of projects across Africa, having signed agreements with Burkina Faso, Congo and Guinea while making inroads in Kenya and beyond.

Kyrgyzstan’s giant Kambarata hydro ambition awaits World Bank feasibility, cost updates

15 October 2024

To verify cost-effectiveness, estimated price tag of $4.5bn-5bn will be revised in line with latest market situation.

Don't hold your breath for Central Europe to give up Russian oil any time soon

15 October 2024

Hungary and Slovakia’s reluctance to quit Russian oil is consistent with their broader defence of continued economic ties with Russia.

Mongolia copper-gold discovery hailed for “globally significant” prospects

14 October 2024

Study shows Kharmagtai a world-class asset that could be important provider of energy transition metals as world economy decarbonises and electrifies.

Global warming will increase crop yields in Global North, but reduce them in Global South

14 October 2024

Global warming will increase crop yields in the Global North, largely thanks to increased “carbon fertilisation” and temperature increases towards the optimal for growing crops, but will decrease it in the Global South.

US, Brazil lead the charge in global carbon capture, but current capacity is a fraction of what’s needed

12 October 2024

Brazil and the US have the biggest carbon capture and storage capacity and China is adding at the fastest rate, but the total global CCS capacity is a tiny fraction of what is needed to get to carbon-zero.

Russia showcases a "made in Russia" supercomputer and large volume gas turbine

11 October 2024

Russia’s top university, the Moscow State University (MGU), has announced it has developed one of the world’s “second or third most powerful” supercomputers, and Putin has also unveiled Russia's first large volume gas turbine.

Gazprom signs MoU on boosting gas supply to Hungary

11 October 2024

Despite the EU pushing to eliminate Russian gas imports by 2027, Hungary is increasing rather than decreasing its dependence on Russian supplies.

The world add 670GW of new renewable capacity in 2024, almost on track to triple green power generation

9 October 2024

The world will add a huge 670 GW of new renewable capacity in 2024, bring government a step closer to the COP28 goal of tripling renewable generation capacity, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report.

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Is proposal that “international consortium” should build Kazakhstan’s nuclear plant merely cosmetic?

9 October 2024

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Is proposal that “international consortium” should build Kazakhstan’s nuclear plant merely cosmetic?