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Minister of Energy Discusses Electricity Plan with UK Ambassador

Minister of Energy and Water, Raymond Ghajar, on Thursday welcomed British Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris Rampling.

Oil & Gas Trade

Lukoil´s 1Q Hydrocarbon Production Fell

In the 1st quarter of 2020 Lukoil's daily hydrocarbon production (excluding the West Qurna-2 project) totaled 2,328 thousand boe per day, which is 2.1% lower ye…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Huawei, TELD Enter into Partnership to Bolster Smart EV Charging Development

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Huawei forged on May 20 a partnership with TELD, a Chinese leading charging pile operator, as both parties seek to jointly advance the constr…

Solar Power Plant

After Record Low Solar Tariff Quote, ACME Seeks to Withdraw From Project

New Delhi, May 20 After shocking the world by quoting record low solar tariff of Rs 2.44 kWh in its bid for a SECI power project in Rajasthan, the winning bidde…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine Passes Bill to Secure Euratom Loan

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's upper house of parliament, has adopted a draft law on nuclear safety that enables state-run nuclear power plant operator Energoato…

Nuclear Fuel

US Uranium Output Falls 89% in 2019

The USA produced a total of 0.17 million pounds U3O8 (65.4 tU) of uranium concentrate from all domestic sources in 2019, according to a newly published annual r…

Australia

Massive 1000MW “Baseload” Wind, Solar and Hydrogen Plant Pitched for NSW

New South Wales could become host to one of Australia’s first solar, wind and hydrogen “baseload” power plants, under a multi-billion dollar plan pitched for…

Microgrid

Sunverge to Install Nanogrid-Style Virtual Power Plant for Maryland Utility

Sunverge Energy has landed a contract to build a residential virtual power plant for Delmarva Power in Maryland, using a nanogrid controller platform.

Oil Field

U.S. Energy Giant ExxonMobil Puts Stake In Azerbaijani Oil Field Up For Sale

ExxonMobil has again put its stake in Azerbaijan’s largest oil field up for sale despite a historic decline in oil prices linked to a decline in consumption du…

Renewable Energy

Global Green Energy Growth to Fall for First Time in 20 Years: IEA

Global growth in new renewable energy capacity will experience its first annual decline in 20 years this year amid the coronavirus pandemic but is expected to p…

Oil & Gas Trade

Chinese Oil Demand has Almost Rebounded to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Oil demand in China has almost returned to its level before the coronavirus pandemic spurred the government to impose lockdowns and shut down industries.

Electric Vehicle Sales Are Expected to Fall by 18% in 2020, the Long Term Outlook Remains Positive

With a decade-long upward trend in electric vehicles sales boosted by the popularity of Tesla's vehicles and other EVs such as Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius, aut…

Solar Power Plant

Chinese PV Industry Brief: 5.5 GW of PV Procurement, New Dates for SNEC, and a 200 MW Project

Datang Group has launched a bidding process to procure 5.5 GW of PV modules and inverters for its own solar projects.

Nuclear Power Plant

Norwegian Reactor Dismantling to Cost Almost USD2 Billion

The decommissioning of Norway's shut down research reactors at Halden and Kjeller will cost around NOK20 billion (USD1.96 billion) and take 20-25 years, accordi…

Energy Transition

Australia Looks to Big Oil in Latest Plan to Curb Emissions

Australia is seeking to cut emissions in one of the world’s biggest per-capita polluters by encouraging oil firms including Chevron Corp. and Woodside Petroleu…