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Gas power plant

India Explores Using Costly Gas-Fired Power to Meet Peak Demand

On Tuesday, an adviser to India’s power ministry announced that the country is exploring the use of gas-fired power plants exclusively during the peak ele…

China

Ethio Telecom, Huawei Expand Solar-On-Tower Deployment for Green Energy Transformation

Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s leading operator, together with Huawei, has announced the successful commercial deployment and stable operation of the first bat…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China’s Commissioning of Coal Power at 9-Year High in First Half, Report Says

China commissioned 21 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power plant capacity in the first half of 2025, according to a report released on Monday by the Helsinki-based …

United Kingdom

STRABAG Consortium Secures Contract for £3BN Water Project in UK

The consortium of STRABAG, Equitix, and GLIL Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by United Utilities to deliver the £3 billion ($4.02 billion) Hawe…

Ukraine

Ukraine Exported 2 Mln Tons of New Harvest Wheat

As of August 22 in the 2025/26 marketing year, exports of grain and leguminous crops from Ukraine reached 3.4 million tons, representing nearly half of the leve…

Oil Shale

Crescent Energy Nears Deal for US Shale Peer Vital Energy, Sources Say

Crescent Energy, a U.S. energy company, is in advanced discussions to acquire Vital Energy, a smaller firm, sources familiar with the matter reported on Friday,…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Taiwan Nuclear Plant Re-Opening Vote Fails as Approval Threshold Missed

On Saturday, a referendum to reopen the Maanshan nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan failed to meet the required voter threshold. The vote, proposed by the T…

Hydrogen Project

New York State Invests Over $11M in Five Clean Hydrogen Initiatives

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $11 million investment in five clean hydrogen research and development projects across the United States. These initi…

Methane

HAMR Energy’s Flagship Green Methanol Project Gains Ground

Australian chemicals company HAMR Energy has progressed its Portland Renewable Fuels Project in Victoria with the completion of the pre-front-end engineering de…

Metal

Wia Gold Secures $19M Commitments via Placement for Namibian Gold Project

Wia Gold, a gold-focused exploration company, announced that it has secured binding commitments to raise A$30m ($19.4m) through a share placement with existing,…

Power Construction

Pacifico Energy Unveils Off-Grid Project for AI Data Centres

Pacifico Energy is developing the GW Ranch project in Pecos County, Texas, an off-grid power facility to support data centers and AI operations, targeting 5 GW …

China

China Suspends Argentine Poultry Imports Five Months After Ban Lifted

China suspended imports of Argentine poultry products on August 20, 2025, five months after lifting a two-year ban, following Argentina’s export pause due…

Carbon Emissions

China’s Carbon Emissions Fell in the First Half of 2025, Study Shows

China's carbon dioxide emissions fell 1% in the first half of 2025 compared to last year, driven by increased renewable energy use, according to a study by …

SMR

Blykalla and Research Institutes of Sweden Partner on SMRs

Swedish company Blykalla, a developer of lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Research Institut…

Metal

Canagold Secures $2.8m to Fund Its Canadian Gold Project

Canagold Resources, a gold exploration company, has raised approximately C$4 million ($2.8 million) through a private placement to advance its New Polaris gold-…