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Houthis Loot Hodeidah’s Billions, Leave Residents Without Electricity

Millions of Yemenis living in the Houthi-run Hodeidah governorate, which is experiencing long power outages and soaring temperatures, are experiencing miserable living and humanitarian conditions. Severe heat waves are striking Hodeidah at a time when power cuts have reached more than 22 hours a day for the city's residents.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Electricity firms told to "up their game" after Storm Arwen response left thousands of Dumfries and Galloway homes without power

Ofgem's review of how firms reacted to the damage to the network has revealed some customers received “unacceptable service”

Daily Record

Big electricity consumers in Queensland cut use to avoid blackouts as NSW faces shortages

Market operator in talks with large consumers as country faces energy crisis mainly due to poorly performing coal-fired generators

The Guardian - AU

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SPCG set to win approval for 23 solar farms in EEC

SET-listed SPCG, a pioneer in solar farm development in Thailand, expects to secure state approval to build 23 solar farms across the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in the third quarter to offset its revenue loss from the gradual expiration of the adder tariff for its existing solar farms.

Bangkok Post

Blackout threat to millions as power shortage looms

Millions of Australians in the country's east face the potential of blackouts on Monday night, amid surging demand.

The New Daily

Malcolm Turnbull calls for gas export limits as energy regulator caps prices in Queensland

Former PM says state and federal governments should ‘make sure all the gas we need is available here’

The Guardian - AU

Texas power use tops all-time record as heat bakes state

Electricity use soared to an all-time high in Texas amid a searing heat wave, topping levels last seen before the coronavirus pandemic.

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How much are power prices increasing by? Why are they going up? What can I do to save on electricity?

We're all bracing for higher electricity prices to kick in from July 1, but just how steep the increase will be depends on which state or territory you're in.

ABC News

Queensland has eight coal-fired power stations. What's their future?

Queensland's eight coal power stations have had several unplanned outages recently, contributing to energy price increases. But what will happen to these stations in the future?

ABC News

As energy prices soar, the bitcoin miners may find they have struck fool’s gold

The rising price of electricity and the plunging value of the cryptocurrency could burst the speculative bubble for today’s prospectors

The Guardian - UK

CESC begins drive to sever cables tied to electric poles

Drive follows cable TV operators ignoring warnings

The Hindu

New York has a chance to generate all its electricity from clean energy by 2030

If Democrats act, New Yorkers will begin to get the government they deserve. With climate cataclysms here, the political system can’t afford more delays

The Guardian - US

How the planned 'hydrogen hub' near Whyalla could help Australia's gas crisis

The SA government has committed to building a "hydrogen hub" on the state's Eyre Peninsula. So what is being proposed, and how could it be used to help our energy-hungry world?

ABC News

Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense – here's why and the challenges ahead

Solar panels, heat pumps and hydrogen are all building blocks of a clean energy economy. But are they truly “essential to the national defense”?

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Daily Record

Calls for energy networks to shape up after report into the Storm Arwen response

Then Storm Arwen crashed through the Big County in a winter freeze, Perthshire homes were left for an "unacceptable" period of time without power or heating.

ABC News

AGL, Australia's largest provider, reveals its coal-fired power generator outages will continue

There is no relief in sight from Australia's energy crisis with almost one-quarter of coal-fired capacity offline, and the nation's largest producer revealing several of its units will be out for some time.

The Guardian - AU

Energy market turmoil: Snowy Hydro delayed until 2028 while coal plants run at half capacity

Cold snap and gas shortages spike electricity prices amid multiple outages at coal-fired power stations

AAP

Qld plans second pumped hydro project

The Queensland government will spend $35 million on a study for a pumped hydro project that could store up to seven gigawatts of electricity.

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Snowy Hydro will not produce power until end of the decade, adding more pain to energy market woes

The signature energy reform piece of the previous government will not start producing electricity until late this decade, presenting another energy market headache for the country.

ABC News

Will long-term boost to energy capacity stop exit from coal? Debate is red hot

One of Australia's most experienced energy advisers has downplayed concerns that a plan by state and federal energy ministers to overhaul the electricity market could prolong the coal-fired power industry.

The Conversation

If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price. Without that, nuclear is wildly uncompetitive

The idea of nuclear power in Australia has been hotly debated for decades. Most of this discussion has been unproductive, focusing on symbolism and identity politics rather than the realities of energy policy. For that reason alone, we should welcome the commitment by opposition party leaders David Littleproud and Peter…

ABC News

Locked out of solar, Rosemary found a green power deal. But advocates say they can be hard to navigate

Unable to get solar panels, Rosemary found a green power deal. But advocates say they can be difficult to navigate and hard to compare.

The Hindu

Groundwater irrigation, a game-changer for agriculture in T.N.

Today, groundwater caters to about 62% of the net irrigated area in the State

Belfast Live

Petrol and diesel prices in Northern Ireland continue to rise to record levels

There is currently a difference of 28p per litre between the highest and lowest petrol prices

Glasgow Live

West Dunbartonshire Hydrogen power plant given the green light in Clydebank

The new facility will divert plastic waste from l;andfills and use it to create electricity, as well as providing hydrogen fuel for hgvs and local buses.

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