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Energy Minister directs Escoms to ensure 7 hours of three-phase supply during day time to farmers

Warning that avoidable interruptions in power supply will be treated as “dereliction of duty” on the part of engineers, Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar on Thursday fixed the responsibility of ensuring the supply of seven hours of three-phase power to irrigation pumpsets during day time on zonal and chief engineers…

The Hindu

UK energy companies the top target for cybercriminals as fuel prices soar

IBM Security’s 2022 X Force Threat Intelligence Index revealed the UK’s energy industry accounted for 24% of all cyberattacks in the country.

Wales Online

Wire and poles problem for AGL bid: ACCC

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes still wants to buy AGL Energy, but the competition watchdog is worried about the consortium holding wires, poles and generators.

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Oil States Agree to Maintain OPEC+ Agreement to Achieve Energy Market Balance

Major oil countries have stressed the need to adhere to the OPEC+ agreement, due to its paramount importance in balancing the energy market and avoiding future uncertainties. This came during the International Petroleum Technology Conference 2022 (IPTC), which kicked off in Riyadh on Sunday, with the participation of experts and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

FICCI to help A.P. achieve energy efficiency targets

State given a target of 6.68 Mtoe of energy savings by 2030, says BEE

The Hindu

Lebanon Draft Electricity Reform Plan Sees Tariff Hike, 24-Hour Power by 2026

A draft reform of Lebanon’s crippled power sector seen as vital to addressing its financial crisis envisages an “immediate” hike in electricity prices, for the first time in three decades, and $3.5 billion investment to secure 24-hour power by 2026. The blueprint, dated February 2022 and seen by Reuters, was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jobs pledge in wake of NSW coal plant call

NSW Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean says more than 3700 future industry jobs will be created in response to the closure of Eraring power station.

AAP

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Exit of coal-fired power station Eraring 'unlikely' to hit prices, but grid stability's a concern

Energy experts have hosed down concerns the early closure of Eraring coal-fired power station near Newcastle could spark electricity price spikes and throw the security of the grid into peril.

ABC News

Govt anger at NSW power station closure

Closing the country's biggest coal-fired power station seven years early could cause job losses and a spike in electricity prices, the NSW energy minister says.

AAP

New tidal power project hailed as ‘important milestone’

Simon Forrest said the new project put Shetland 'at the forefront of the green energy revolution'

Insider UK

Govt cuts diesel tax in half

The cabinet on Tuesday agreed to cut the excise tax on diesel by three baht per litre, from the current 5.99 baht, for three months to help ease the impact of high energy prices on the cost of transport and consumer goods.

Bangkok Post

Govt approves B3 tax cut on diesel to ease high prices

The cabinet on Tuesday agreed to cut the excise tax on diesel by 3 baht per litre, from 5.99 baht currently, for three months to help mitigate the impact of high energy prices, deputy finance minister Santi Promphat told reporters.

Bangkok Post

Waste fuel scheme returns

New investors are expected to join the second phase of the waste-to-energy (WTE) scheme between 2022 and 2023, with electricity generation capacity of 600 megawatts, as energy and industry authorities continue to promote refuse-derived fuel after a delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Offshore wind farm gets go-ahead amid ‘pressing need’ for renewable energy

Kwasi Kwarteng, the energy Secretary, has given the green light to Vattenfall’s Vanguard windfarm off the Norfolk coast.

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US climate envoy John Kerry visits Mexico amid power clash

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will arrive in Mexico Wednesday amid high tensions over Mexico's plan to favor its state-owned electricity company and limit private and foreign firms that have invested in renewable energy

Bangkok Post

Angry truckers vow not to roll over

The Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) has vowed to step up a campaign seeking the removal of Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow if he fails to solve the high diesel price crisis within seven days.

Bangkok Post

Truckers seek minister's removal over fuel price

The Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) will stage a rally on Tuesday to demand the sacking of Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow over the high price of diesel.

Insider UK

400 partners sign up for £4m fund for Scots struggling with energy bills

Scottish Energy Secretary warns 'lives will be lost this year' due to hike in bills

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Ley gives Kurri power plant the green light

Ms Ley and Energy Minister Angus Taylor will be at the plant site outside Kurri Kurri on Monday to announce the approval.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Energy Minister Says Power Cut in Central Turkey Still Impacts 20,000 Households

Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark for three days in the central Turkish province of Isparta after heavy snow caused disruptions to the electricity grid, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday, according to news website Haberturk. "Heavy snow and a…

Reuters

Energy minister says power cut in central Turkey still impacts 20,000 households - media

Daily Mirror

How much profit did Shell and BP make in 2021 - as Brits suffer 54% energy price hike

Energy companies like Shell, Exxon and BP are enjoying huge profits, all while every day Brits face a massive rise in gas prices amid a tough cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Minister does not rule out more energy bill support in October

After a £693 rise in household energy bills, a separate £7 hike in water bills was announced on Friday.

Wales Online

Labour says 'Sunak has sided with gas companies' in scathing review of energy bill rebate measures

In a scathing review of these measures on BBC Breakfast, Ed Miliband said Mr Sunak's measures were "wholly inadequate to the scale of the crisis" facing the British people

The Independent UK

EU member states to sue Brussels for classifying fossil fuel gas and nuclear power as ‘green energy’

Controversial ‘taxonomy’ has caused anger in some countries

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