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Where water stress will be highest by 2050
Water is not only the basis of life for animals and plants but is also likely to become a contested resource in parts of the world in the coming decades, reports Statista.
MEOG: Scrutiny surrounds US support for Bahrain oil
Bulgaria moves closer to deal on selling Russian-made reactors to Ukraine
Reactors originally intended for Belene NPP project now likely to sold to Ukraine to compensate for loss of Zaporizhzhia NPP to Russia.
Almost 1.5mn Ukrainians plunged into darkness as Russia targets power infrastructure
Almost 1.5mn Ukrainians were plunged into darkness over the weekend as Russia continued what has been described as the biggest barrage of missile strikes against its energy infrastructure since the start of the war over two years ago.
Ukraine’s power infrastructure in danger from Russian missile barrage
Ukraine suffered a second day of intense bombing of its power stations, plunging half a dozen regions into darkness, as the Kremlin tries to take advantage of Kyiv’s dwindling supply of air defence ammo.
CEZ net profits more than halve in 2023 to CZK29.6bn
CEZ also confirmed that it signed an agreement to buy 55% of Gasnet, the largest Czech gas distribution company, for €846.5mn.
AsiaElec: Taiwan continues LNG expansion as government displays sensitivity on gas reserve questions
South Africa: City Power Johannesburg network in danger of collapsing, says board chairman
North Macedonia aims to attract almost $600mn for green transition
Skopje secures $85mn from Climate Investment Funds in first step towards coal phase-out.
South Africa: Presidency energy adviser says coal plants shutdown responsible for energy crisis
Saneg gives Uzbekistan's mature oilfields a second life
Saneg, the private company tasked with giving Uzbekistan’s mature oilfields a second life, aims to ramp up oil production by 30% this year to 730,000 tonnes (14,700 bpd), its CEO Tulkin Yusupov said in a presentation in Tashkent last week.
Only seven countries meet WHO air pollution guideline
IQAir’s 6th Annual World Air Quality Report reveals “troubling details” of the world's most polluted countries, territories and regions in 2023.
China’s EV giant BYD wants curbs on “disorderly” imports in line with move into Uzbekistan
Critics of potential move say it could be bad news for the consumer.
EM winners and losers from the global green transformation
The global green transformation will create a windfall for many Emerging Markets that are home to large deposits of essential raw materials needed for the revolutions, while others like oil producers will take a hit and see their growth slow.
Cheap coal from Putin fires Turkey up the dirty power generation league
Country dislodges Poland from second spot in Europe for electricity made with coal. Ankara took advantage of lower Russian shipment prices caused by EU embargo.
Iran inks big deals to develop six oil fields
Iran has signed what it calls the biggest deals in a decade to develop six oil fields in the south and the west, a week after entering into $20bn contracts to boost pressure in the colossal South Pars gas field.
Three billion people will live in uninhabitable zones by 2070
It's predicted that 3bn people will live in zones that have been made uninhabitable (black areas) by 2070, say scientists.
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