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Electricity Trade

Nigeria Reduces Electricity Subsidies by 35% Following Tariff Hike for Heavy Users

Nigeria has reduced electricity subsidies by 35% following a tariff increase for specific consumers last year, according to Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu. The …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal India to Set Up Power Plant in Joint Venture

Coal India, a leading coal producer, has announced plans to construct a 1,600 megawatt coal-powered plant in Jharkhand, eastern India, through a joint venture. …

Electric Vehicles

Mazda to Pause U.S. Production of Compact SUV Destined for Canada

Mazda Motor Corp. will temporarily suspend exports of its CX-50 sport utility vehicle to Canada from its Alabama plant, starting May 12, 2025, a company spokesp…

SMR

Holtec Submits Final Tender in UK SMR Bid

Holtec Britain has submitted its final tender for the Great British Nuclear (GBN) small modular reactor (SMR) competition, joining Rolls-Royce SMR and GE Hitach…

Metal

MP Materials Halts Rare Earth Supply to China Amid Retaliatory Tariffs

MP Materials, a U.S.-based rare earth minerals producer, has ceased shipments of rare earth concentrate to China for processing due to new tariffs and trade res…

Turkey

Rönesans Holding Closes Financing on $2-B PP Production Plant in Türkiye

Rönesans Holding, a leading Turkish contracting and investment conglomerate, has finalized financing for a $2 billion polypropylene (PP) production plant a…

India

Rio Tinto, AMG Metals & Materials to Explore Low-Carbon Aluminium Project

Rio Tinto, a global mining company, and AMG Metals & Materials (AMG M&M), an energy transition solutions provider founded by Greenko and AM Green leaders, have …

Carbon Capture

US Energy Expands Carbon Capture Assets With New Acquisition

U.S. Energy Corporation has expanded its industrial gas and carbon capture platform in Montana by acquiring a privately held company for $0.2 million. The acqui…

Indonesia

Indonesia Will Cooperate With Jordan to Grow Wheat at Home

On April 17, Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman announced a collaboration with Jordan to conduct wheat planting trials, aiming to reduce…

China

CATL, Jinhua Communications Investment Partner to Build Zero-Carbon Energy, Logistics Ecosystem

On April 18, at an industrial conference focused on integrating supply, industrial, and value chains, CATL, a leading battery manufacturer, signed a strategic c…

Energy Storage Project

Western Cam Launches U.S. Battery Materials Company

Western Cam, a U.S.-based manufacturer of cathode active materials (CAM), has officially launched and begun initial sample production of lithium iron phosphate …

Metal

Discovery Silver Closes $425M Acquisition of Porcupine Gold Mine Complex

Discovery Silver has completed a transaction valued at up to $425 million to acquire the Porcupine Operations in Canada from Newmont, establishing itself as a g…

LNG

EU Shelves Sanctions on Russian LNG Imports Amid Resistance

The European Union has opted against imposing sanctions on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports due to opposition from some member states and concerns ab…

PowerGrid Technology

Swiss Researchers Developing Control Algorithm for Grid-Forming Inverters

A research team at ETH Zurich in Switzerland has developed an innovative algorithm to enhance the operation of inverters in grid-forming mode. This patented sol…

Solar Cell

Longi Achieves 34.85% Efficiency for Two-Terminal Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell

Longi, a Chinese solar module manufacturer, has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 34.85% for a two-terminal tandem perovskite solar cell, setting a new …