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Enel chairman says investments in grids are financially attractive

Investments in power grids are attractive for Italian power utility Enel and other groups that distribute electricity because, once approved by the authorities,...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo/File Photo
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Texas power prices soar ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Electric demand in Texas is expected to break the record for the month of May for a second time, ahead of the US...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's premiership has been blighted by decades-high inflation. (POOL)
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Falling UK energy bills grab election spotlight

Britain’s energy regulator on Friday announced a fall in household bills from July, catapulting a key cost-of-living issue into the second day of...

FILE - Wind turbines are seen on April 16, 2019, south of Kennewick, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, May 23, 2024, rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state's largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project. (Bob Brawdy/The Tri-City Herald via AP, File)
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Washington wind farm proposal gets new life from Gov. Jay Inslee

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state's largest wind farm in...

Labour and the Tories clashed over energy policy (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Tories and Labour clash on energy policy as they battle for power

The Tories and Labour clashed on energy policy as the General Election campaign focused on the prospect of cheaper household bills

US President Joe Biden (R) and Kenya's President William Ruto stand as national anthems are played during an official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC (AFP)
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Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa’s climate potential

Kenyan President William Ruto says Africa is only receiving two percent of global investment in renewable energy and that some countries are spending...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Kenya's President William Ruto walk along the Colonnade around the Rose Garden on their way to the Oval Office for a meeting after a State Arrival Ceremony at the White House, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington, U.S.    Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
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US-Kenya deals, investments in green energy announced as Ruto meets Biden

The U.S. and Kenya plan to work with international financial institutions and multilateral trust funds to identify mechanisms for mobilizing investment for clean...

Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Orsted logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Orsted receives $650 million tax equity financing from J.P. Morgan

Danish company Orsted has secured an investment of $680 million in tax equity financing from J.P. Morgan for a portfolio of solar and...

FILE - An activist holds a placard during a protest against Myitsone dam project on the Irrawaddy River in Kachin State, in front of city hall in Yangon, Myanmar Saturday, Jan. 18, 2019. Myanmar's military government appears to be reviving consideration of a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam project, work on which was suspended more than a decade ago after protests over its possible impact on the environment. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw, File)
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Myanmar may revive Chinese hydroelectric dam plan axed in 2011

Amid power cuts, $3.6bn Myanmar dam project could be reconsidered years after it was suspended due to environmental concerns.

FILE PHOTO: CenterPoint Energy crew members work to repair damaged lines as residents remained without power after a severe storm caused widespread damage in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024.   REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal
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Texas power demand to break May record in heat wave on Friday

Texas heat wave causes huge demand for electricity, reaching a record for the second time in a week — with increases still to...

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