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FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 22, 2024. Sputnik/Artyom Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Slovakia will discuss retaliation after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’, says Fico

Slovakia mulls cutting electricity to Ukraine and reducing aid after gas transit halts, citing 500 million euros in potential losses.

FILE PHOTO: Finnish Coast Guard stops a small boat which tried to reach the oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024.  Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Finland power grid operator asks court to seize tanker over cable damage

The undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia was damaged on Dec. 25 along with four telecoms lines.

FILE PHOTO: A gas worker walks between pipes in a compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, some 30 km (19 miles) from the south western Russian city of Kursk January 4, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo
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Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit

Russia has halted gas exports to Europe via Ukraine as the transit deal expired on January 1, 2025, ending a decade-long route.

Map of Europe showing operational LNG import terminals, pipelines and transmission networks (AFP)
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End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe

Ukraine has halted Russian gas transit to Europe, prompting Moldova's state of emergency and Slovakia's threats of retaliation.

FILE PHOTO: An LNG tanker is guided by tug boats at the Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG export unit in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, U.S., April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Marcy de Luna/File Photo/File Photo
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US LNG gas demand hits record high on last day of the year

U.S. LNG demand hit a record 15.2 bcf on New Year's Eve, with forecasts predicting growth to 17.8 bcf in 2025 amid new...

FILE PHOTO: Valves and pipes are seen at a gas compressor station in the village of Boyarka, outside Kiev, April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
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Ukraine transit operator says Russia has not nominated gas volumes for Jan. 1 so far

Ukraine's gas transit operator said Russia had not nominated any gas flows for Jan. 1 through the Ukrainian pipeline to Europe as of...

Luma Energy headquarters is seen as Puerto Ricans were without electricity early on New Year's Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power, in San Juan, Puerto Rico December 31, 2024.  REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
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Puerto Rico’s power grid collapses; could take two days to restore service

Puerto Rico woke up in darkness on Tuesday morning after a power grid failure left nearly all of the island without electricity.

The UK is set to build thousands more pylons over the coming years (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Pylon wars: Battle between builders and ‘blockers’ mounts across UK

Plans to build thousands of new pylons in rural UK to meet clean power targets face backlash from communities across the country.

FILE - A worker does checks on battery storage pods at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

In 2024, U.S. battery storage surged 71 per cent, reaching 24 GWh, offering cleaner energy and reducing reliance on polluting plants.

A firefighter works at the site of residential buildings hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 25, 2024. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
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Russia attacks Ukraine energy system in major missile strike, Kyiv says

On Christmas Day, Russia launched a massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, injuring six and killing one.

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