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Bahrain

Batelco Partners With Cisco to Modernize IP Backbone Infrastructure for AI-Driven Operations

Batelco by Beyon has signed an agreement with Cisco to modernise its IP Backbone infrastructure. The signing ceremony took place at the Beyon Campus in Hamala, …

Japan

UBE Mitsubishi Cement to Halt Kiln at Kyushu Plant by 2027

Mitsubishi Materials has announced that its 50:50 equity-method affiliate, UBE Mitsubishi Cement Corporation, formed with UBE Corporation, has approved a reorga…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Norway’s November Oil and Gas Production Beats Forecast

Norway's combined oil and gas production in November exceeded the official forecast by 0.9%, according to preliminary data released by the Norwegian Offshor…

India

India’s Rice Stocks Surge to Record High as Paddy Procurement Climbs

India's government rice reserves have reached a new high for the beginning of December, following increased procurement of the fresh paddy harvest by state …

Power Construction

Shanghai Electric Begins Power Plants Upgrade Project in Iraq

Shanghai Electric has begun construction on the Euphrates combined-cycle power plant extension project in Iraq, adding 625 MW of capacity and increasing overall…

China

World’s Longest Expressway Tunnel to Open to Traffic in Xinjiang by Year-End

The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, recognized as the world's longest expressway tunnel at 22.13 kilometers, is scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2025. Th…

Nuclear Reactor

France’s EDF Raises Cost Estimate for Six Reactors to 72.8 Billion Euros

France's state-owned utility EDF has announced that it will limit the construction costs for six new nuclear reactors to 72.8 billion euros ($85.29 billion)…

Canada

Mantel Scales up Molten-Borate Carbon Capture With Commercial-Scale FEED Study

Mantel Capture, a specialist in energy-efficient carbon capture solutions, has launched a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a commercial-scale carbo…

United States

US FAA to Spend $6 Billion on Air Traffic Telecom, Radar

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is allocating $6 billion by the end of the current year to upgrade air traffic control telecommunications infrast…

India

Petronet LNG Secures Rs 12,000 Crore Loan for Petrochem Project

Petronet LNG Ltd has concluded a ₹12,000-crore rupee term loan facility with a banking consortium led by State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda. The agreement …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EU Clears State Aid for Poland’s First Nuclear Plant, PM Tusk Says

The European Commission has approved state aid from Poland for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Donald Tusk annou…

Solar Power Plant

Denmark’s Second Largest PV Plant Goes Online

Alight has officially commissioned the 215 MW Lidsø solar park in Lolland municipality, southern Denmark. The facility is currently the second-largest so…

Malawi

Huaxin Cement Launches Us$100M Integrated Plant in Malawi

A new US$100 million integrated cement plant has officially opened in Balaka, southern Malawi, marking one of the country's largest industrial investments i…

Geothermal Power Project

International Geothermal Standards Committee Launched

The International Geothermal Standard Committee (IGSC) was officially launched on 26 November in Beijing, China, with its permanent Secretariat hosted by China …

Energy Saving

Morocco to Secure 60% of Water Needs From Desalination, Minister Says

Morocco, after experiencing seven consecutive years of drought, aims to source 60% of its drinking water from desalinated seawater by 2030, compared with the cu…