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Nuclear Power Plant

Three Mile Island Unit 1 has Been Shut Down for Economic Reasons

Operators took the 819 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor offline for the final time at midday on 20 September, after it set a site record of 709 continuous da…

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar

Speakers: Bangladesh must Negotiate More for BRI Opportunities

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is significant for the country's infrastructure development and trade, speakers added.

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar

China: A Rocky Silk Road

The West still regards China’s "New Silk Road" project with distrust but many countries are benefiting from Chinese investments, says DW’S Frank Sieren.

Solar Power Plant

AT&T Purchases Agreements for 960 MW of New Wind and Solar

US telecoms giant AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) on Friday announced virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with Invenergy LLC and Duke Energy Renewables for 960 MW of ne…

Oil CEOs Push Carbon-Capture Efforts Ahead of Climate Talks

A group of 13 major oil companies charted out a plan on Monday to promote investments in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS), ahead of a gathering in New Yor…

Nuclear Power Plant

Central Asia Commits to Affordable and Clean Energy

Energy ministers from across Central Asia today committed their countries to collaborating on meeting the United Nations' seventh Sustainable Development Goal (…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Slaps Sanctions On Iranian Central Bank—What’s Next?

The United States on Friday has taken the first step in its response to the attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure by imposing more sanctions on Iran, but the resp…

Oil & Gas Trade

It's Time For Traders To Take Advantage Of High Oil Prices

Citigroup is advising traders to sell their positions on oil and use the proceeds to hedge against a decline in equity markets, Bloomberg reports, citing a note…

China-Indochina Peninsula

Feature: Amazing to join China-Laos railway construction: Lao flood victim

Baly Sipaseuth, 38, a victim of last year's overwhelming flood caused by a dam collapse in southern Laos, has experienced an amazing year after joining the cons…

Electricity Transmission

European Commission Approves E.ON/RWE Deal Despite Criticism

Under the EU Merger Regulation the European Commission approved the acquisition of Innogy's (RWE) distribution and consumer solutions business as well as certai…

China-Pakistan

Leading Chinese Firms Pledge Large Scale Investment in Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan met leading Chinese business leaders in Beijing, who assured him large-scale private sector investment in Pakistan. 14 new memorandums…

Oil & Gas Trade

China's Quest Is Changing the Global LNG Market on Trade, Investment And Prices

The major transformations that are occurring on the Chinese gas market have profound repercussions on the global gas and LNG markets, especially on trade, inves…

U.S. Nuclear Utilities to Begin Making Carbon-Free Hydrogen for Commercial Use

Three nuclear utilities have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to partner with the Idaho National Laboratory to begin making hydrogen for com…

Power Construction

ABB to Support Austria's Largest Electricity Grid Expansion Project

Austria’s transmission system operator Austrian Power Grid (APG) has signed a five-year framework contract with ABB to supply gas-insulated switchgear to suppo…

Investment Guide

​2018 Foreign Investment Cooperation Country (Region) Guide – Malta

In 2013, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Malta saw a smooth transition of their bilateral ties and deepening of exchange and cooperation in v…