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Energy officials are preparing to organise a new auction for a 3.66-gigawatt renewable power scheme to increase clean energy usage in Thailand, says the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC).

Bangkok Post

Pricey power bills expected to ease

Electricity bills are expected to decline from May to August as the fuel tariff (Ft) dips following a decrease in the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG), says Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

Bangkok Post

Lebanon government failing to uphold ‘right to electricity’: HRW

Human Rights Watch says Lebanon’s electricity crisis has exacerbated poverty and inequality.

Al Jazeera

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Rights group says Lebanon electricity crisis deepens poverty

Human Rights Watch says many middle and working class families in Lebanon have been forced to spend most of their monthly income to pay shady neighborhood businessmen running private generators

The Independent UK

'I was slapped with a massive electricity bill and now I'm moving back home'

The 27-year-old says she would need a fourth job to cover the cost of living

Liverpool Echo

UK power cuts leave nearly 40,000 Brits without electricity in 10 regions

Brits across the south east and east of England have been hit by a number of power cuts that have left tens of thousands of people without electricity this morning

Daily Mirror

French electricity company discovers deep crack in nuclear plant cooling system

French energy group EDF has reported a major crack in a cooling pipe at a nuclear power plant on the Channel coast. This is the latest such incident to plague the energy sector, already struggling to compensate for the unavailability of Russian natural gas.

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National Grid pays high price for gas-generated power during UK cold snap

Electricity system operator struggled to keep lights on during one of the coldest weeks

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘must act now on renewable energy or risk being left behind’

Government needs to introduce new ambitious energy policies before next general election, advisers say

The Guardian - UK

Melbourne scientists find enzyme that can make electricity out of tiny amounts of hydrogen

Scientists have isolated an enzyme from soil bacteria that can convert air into electricity, which they say could be developed into a renewable power source for small devices.

ABC News

‘Urgent changes’ needed to achieve decarbonised power system, report says

The Climate Change Committee said planning, regulation and consent policy is holding back investment in renewable energy.

The Independent UK

A Congolese Refugee Refused To Accept The Lack Of Electricity At His Refugee Camp— So He Built A Mini Solar Power Grid

Let there be light: How Congolese Refugee is Lighting up Kenya's Second-Largest Refugee Camp Through Solar

Zenger

Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere

It may sound surprising, but when times are tough and there is no other food available, some soil bacteria can consume traces of hydrogen in the air as an energy source.

The Conversation

Australian scientists discover a ‘natural battery’ that generates electricity from ‘thin air’

A “natural battery” – an enzyme that can convert air into electrical energy – has been found by Monash University researchers.

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The Independent UK

Scientists discover how to make electricity ‘out of thin air’

Huc enzyme means ‘sky is quite literally the limit for using it to produce clean energy,’ researchers say

Daily Record

The one dehumidifier mistake experts say makes the gadget use up extra energy

As prices for electricity and gas continue to rise, the last thing households want do is waste costly energy.

Liverpool Echo

Council outlines changes made since expensive electricity contract errors

A damning report outlined a litany of significant failings last year

Wales Online

Man gets £3,000 power bill after switching boiler for Government-backed pump

Steve got a £5,000 grant to install the green alternative but his electricity bills have shot up

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Qld power station won't run at full capacity until 2024

Queensland state-owned electricity generator CS Energy has flagged that its Callide power station may end up running at reduced capacity for almost three years.

The Times of India

India will raise power price cap to let factories keep humming

NEW DELHI: India’s major power users will soon be able to access higher-priced electricity rather than being forced to scale down operations if another sweltering summer leads to a repeat of last year’s shortages.

Wales Online

Two coal-fired power stations fired up as extreme cold hits UK

This was the first time this winter they have started to produce electricity

Zenger

Dad Describes First Hug with Daughters After Double Hand Transplants

After receiving double hand transplants, an amputee father describes the feeling of hugging his daughters after six years.

Bangkok Post

WHAUP solar panel business set to surge

SET-listed WHA Utilities & Power Plc (WHAUP), which provides utilities under WHA Corp, Thailand's biggest industrial land developer and operator, expects its rooftop solar panel installation service to grow by 24% to 300 megawatts this year, thanks to greater adoption of clean energy in the industrial sector.

ABC News

Energy costs, poorly built houses leave Queensland renters stuck in hot conditions

A new report shows some rental homes topped 40C during summer as tenant advocates call for the Queensland government to extend electricity bill rebates.

The Conversation

First look at the new settlement rule of Australia's electricity market, has it worked?

You might not realise this when you flick your switch at home, but Australian electricity generators are forever locked in a bidding war. They compete for the right to supply electricity on the spot market. The cheapest bids win and electricity from those generators is supplied, or “dispatched”, to the…

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