Wednesday, 9 April 2025

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People remove thick ice from a street following a hailstorm amid heat wave, in Puebla, Mexico May 24, 2024. REUTERS TV/Genaro Zepeda?
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Experts warn of hail, whirlwinds in Mexico after new heat record in the capital

Mexico City has already broken temperature records three times so far this summer season, in the midst of a persistent drought that continues...

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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...

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

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...

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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Google data centre new source of heat for town in Finland

Google says it will use waste heat from its data centre in the Finnish port city of Hamina to heat 80 per cent...

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 heat wave sends power demand to all-time high for May

Texas power demand reaches a record for May – but supplier projects demand will rise even higher before the month is over.

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Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

Ehiaze Ehimen and Thomas Robin study energy efficiency and energy poverty in marginalised communities. They unpack what they found in their research into...

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