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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's Energy Minister: Plans to increase domestic refining capacity to twice its current level

As part of the international energy conference CERAWeek, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhanov joined the session titled "Global Oil Market Outlook: Fundame…

Electric Vehicles

Honda, Sony hit pause on EV venture, scrap AFEELA launch

March 26 — Honda and Sony said yesterday they will put their electric-vehicle project on hold as they assess its future in a changing global market.Sony Honda …

Pumped Storage

Vietnam's first pumped-storage hydropower project secures two int'l loan deals

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and French partners presented the loan agreements to the project developer at the EU – Vietnam Global Gateway Business and Investment…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

DOE extends emergency operations at 2 Indiana coal plants

The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday issued emergency orders further extending the operation of three generating units at two Indiana coal plants that were s…

SMR

DL E&C, X-energy First SMR Design Contract

DL E&C announced on the 25th that it has signed a contract with U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) company X-energy for an "SMR standardized design." The contract…

Public discussion of choice of radioactive waste burial site to begin in Belarus in August

22 March– A public discussion about the choice of the site for building a radioactive waste burial facility will begin in August. Dmitry Logvin, Director …

United States

US and TotalEnergies reach 'nearly $1 billion' deal to end offshore wind projects

The United States and TotalEnergies on Monday, March 23 signed an agreement to end the French company's offshore US wind farm projects and redirect those fu…

Slovenia

Slovenia limits fuel purchases as some pumps run dry

March 22 - Slovenia on Sunday temporarily limited fuel purchases to tackle shortages at the pump caused in part by cross-border fuelling and stockpiling due to …

Oil & Gas Supply

IEA consulting with governments on further oil stock releases

March 23- The International Energy ​Agency is consulting with governments in ‌Asia and Europe on the release of more stockpiled oil "if necessary" , ​Executi…

Cuba

Cuba starts to restore power after new blackout

Cuban authorities started to gradually restore power to the island Sunday after the second nationwide blackout in a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging …

South Korea

POSCO International to build rare earth supply chain

March 23 -- POSCO International Corp., the trading arm of POSCO Holdings, said Monday it will build a global supply chain for heavy rare earth elements to stren…

Nuclear Reactor

Tepco Restarts No. 6 Reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant After Part Replacement

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) announced on Sunday that the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture has resum…

South Korea

Hyundai supplies Xcient fuel cell trucks for Uruguay zero-emission logistics project

March 20th - Hyundai Motor Company announced on Friday that it has provided eight Xcient hydrogen fuel cell trucks to an environmental logistics project in Urug…

South Korea Announces Increase in Nuclear Power Capacity Utilization to Address Energy Supply Challenges

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea announced on Monday that it will increase the utilization rate of nuclear power capacity to address current energy supply c…

China's Long-Duration Energy Storage Installations Surge in 2025, Accounting for 93% of Global Share

According to data from Wood Mackenzie, global long-duration energy storage installed capacity exceeded 15 GWh in 2025, a 49% increase compared to the previous y…