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Energy fears weaken German taboos over nuclear power and speed limits

Divisive ideas such as keeping nuclear plants open and regulating autobahn are now gaining traction

The Guardian - UK

UDF walks out over power hike

Keeps CPI(M) misogyny controversy alive

The Hindu

UK energy users could be offered cheap rates when demand is low

Government consults on ‘biggest electricity market shake-up in decades’ amid soaring bills

The Guardian - UK

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French supermarkets agree on "energy saving" plan to face electricity shortage

The supermarket sector in France has agreed on an "energy saving" plan that will be implemented in autumn in France, according to a statement released on Monday. This in a bid to cope with the risk of shortages linked to the war in Ukraine, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Radio France Internationale

Never bring white wine to a cookout, and other summer grilling rules

For seasonal food and wine perfection, few things can top a cookout. My favorite grill experience was at a tiny remote cottage with no electricity in Uruguay, the vacation retreat of Argentine celeb chef Francis Mallmann, who popularized traditional open-flame techniques internationally.

Tribune News Service

Laos dam leaks normal, says Thai partner

Reported leaks at the sides of the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower dam under construction in Laos were not a cause for concern and were normal when a dam began storing water, Electricity Generating Plc president Thepparat Theppitak said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Sudarat takes aim at fuel tariff hike

The Thai Sang Thai Party's (TST) chief strategist says she is against plans to raise the fuel tariff (FT), saying it will drive a surge in household power bills.

Bangkok Post

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Surviving extreme heat in the slums

How people in low-income communities are coping with heating cities could set the example for future heat-stressed citizens to follow.

360info

Five big energy suckers in your home that are supercharging the cost of living crisis — and how to fix them

Whether you are looking to save money to offset the rising cost of living, or keen to do your bit to slow climate change, keeping an eye on energy consumption in your home, cutting back where possible and developing new energy-efficient habits, can have a big impact. Here are five…

ABC News

Tangedco consumer forum cannot issue vague orders, says Ombudsman

A consumer in Chennai had approached the Tamil Nadu Electricity Ombudsman after the Tangedco’s Consumer Redressal Forum issued an order in response to her complaint about the delay in changing the tariff category despite two representations

The Hindu

Tender to Implement 1st Phase of Jordan-Iraq Power Grid Project Ends on Monday

The tender to implement the first phase of the Jordan-Iraq power grid project will end on Monday. The project, scheduled to be completed by late 2022, will supply Iraq with 400 kilovolts of electricity from Jordan. The kingdom and Iraq seek to build their electrical interconnection, which would allow for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Private push & public interest: How Delhi corrected its power play

When IT professional Ashish Mathur (44) moved from his ancestral house in Chandni Chowk to east Delhi's Patparganj in 2002, he made it a point to buy an inverter. He had a small enclosure neatly marked out in the house for what was then the most essential of household gadgets.

The Times of India

Goa: Incessant rain with wind disrupts power, ferries, brings down trees

PANAJI: Heavy and continuous rain with strong winds impacted normal life in several parts of the state on Saturday by damaging houses, damaging electricity equipment resulting in power cuts, disrupting ferry services, and bringing down trees.

The Times of India

Diesel lacking for Cuba drivers as fuel used for electricity

Some drivers have been lining up for days — occasionally even more than a week — to fill up with diesel in Cuba

The Independent UK

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Saudi Arabia, Iraq Sign Electricity Interconnection Agreement

Saudi Arabia and Iraq signed the executive report on the principles of the electricity interconnection agreement between the two countries implementing the memorandum of understanding signed at the beginning of 2022. The electrical interconnection will link from Arar in northern Saudi Arabia to Yusufiya near Baghdad and have a capacity…

The Guardian - UK

Electric fans: how much do they cost to run in a heatwave?

As the Met Office issues extreme heat warnings, we look at how to keep cool – and the best models

The Times of India

Bihar: Power theft worth Rs 34 crore detected, 10,000 FIRs lodged

PATNA: The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) detected power theft worth Rs 34.37 crore in 20 circles across the state and registered 10,357 FIRs against the defaulters besides recovering Rs 30.15 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal. Of Rs 34.37 crore, Rs 20.52 crore was recovered…

The Texas Tribune

Limiting crypto helped the Texas power grid weather a heat wave

Cryptocurrency mining requires huge amounts of electricity, prompting concerns over the industry’s environmental impact — and whether the state’s grid can keep up.

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Tamil Nadu: In ‘Sholay’ redux, lovelorn youth climbs tower

CHENNAI: When a 19-year-old youth climbed a high-tension electricity transmission tower in the Tambaram Sanatorium area on Friday, demanding that he be married to his girlfriend, it marked the beginning of a two-hour-long drama. It ended with the girl, a 15-year-old Class XI student, being brought to the spot and…

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian bathing and fishing warnings at Torness beaches lifted

An oil leak from an electricity substation at the East Lothian nuclear power station site sparked warnings against going into the water or fishing at Thorntonloch and Skateraw beaches and surrounding coastline

The Conversation

South Africa's crippling power cuts: five essential reads

Planned power cuts by South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom, have left businesses and households without electricity for close to six hours daily. Eskom introduced the latest round of power cuts, commonly referred to as load-shedding, in June after generation units in three power plants broke down. Then, to…

Reuters

South Africa to unveil solutions to power crisis within days

The South African government will within days announce new ways to address the country's worst power crisis yet, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.

The Texas Tribune

For Lubbock residents, conserving energy to prevent mass outages is a new thing to navigate

Until last year, Lubbock residents didn’t get electricity from the main power grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Now, many residents are getting used to requests to limit electricity consumption.

ABC News

China increasingly expected to drop ban on Australian coal as nation's economic woes deepen

Expectations that China's leader Xi Jinping will reverse his unofficial ban on Australian coal imports are growing as the country's economic problems continue to mount.

The Texas Tribune

Still wary of the electric grid’s reliability, some Texans complied with ERCOT’s requests to conserve power this week

As extreme weather becomes increasingly frequent, Texans said the power grid operator’s calls to conserve energy were a reminder the state still struggles to keep up with the growing power demand.

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