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Japan

Japan Aims to Cut Stockpiled Rice Prices to 2,000 Yen per 5KG

Japan’s farm ministry announced on Monday a plan to reduce stockpiled rice prices to approximately 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kilograms (11 lb) and expedite it…

LNG

South Africa Proposes Buying US LNG as Seeks Trade Deal

South Africa has proposed importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States over a 10-year period to strengthen trade ties, according to a statement …

Oil Refinery

Ecuador’s Biggest Oil Refinery Stops Operating as Precaution Due to Fire

On Monday, a fire broke out in a fuel oil tank at Ecuador’s largest oil refinery, the Esmeraldas refinery, operated by state-owned Petroecuador. The blaze…

Tanzania

Work Completed on East Africa’s Longest Bridge

The $260 million John Magufuli Bridge, spanning 3.2km across the Mwanza Gulf on Lake Victoria’s southern coast in Tanzania, has been completed, connecting…

Solar Power Plant

Angola Breaks Ground on 35 MW Solar Project

Construction has begun on the Quilemba photovoltaic power plant, a 35 MW solar project near Lubango in southern Angola. Announced in October 2021, the project i…

Electric Vehicles

DEEPAL S09 SUV Hits Market, Powered by Huawei’s Cockpit OS, ADAS

On May 22, 2025, DEEPAL, a new energy vehicle brand under Changan Automobile, launched the DEEPAL S09, a large SUV designed as a smart, family-oriented flagship…

Battery

Baywa r.e. Sells 300MW Dutch BESS to Vopak

BayWa r.e., the renewables division of BayWa, and its Dutch subsidiary, GroenLeven, have finalized the sale of a major battery storage project in the Netherland…

Solar project

Hydro-Quebec Shares 300 MW Solar Tender Details

Hydro-Quebec, a Canadian provincial utility, has announced a tender for 300 MW of solar energy to support its clean energy goals. The tender, launched on May 21…

Singapore

Yinson Greentech, Wilhelmsen Ships Service Roll Out Electric Vessel Charging Station in Singapore

Yinson GreenTech (YGT), a Singapore-based provider of green technology solutions, has introduced an electric vessel charging station at the Pandan Loop facility…

Nuclear Reactor

Trump Sets Out Aim to Quadruple US Nuclear Capacity

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at advancing the U.S. nuclear energy sector: Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Ba…

Geothermal Drilling

First Geothermal Drilling in Tenerife, Canary Islands to Begin by Fall 2025

Energía Geotérmica de Canarias (EGC), a partnership between Icelandic company Reykjavík Geothermal, Canary Islands-based energy firm DISA, …

Metal

E3 Lithium, Pure Lithium Report Phase One Lithium Metal Battery Development Results

E3 Lithium, a Canadian lithium producer, has shared preliminary results from the first phase of its joint development agreement with Pure Lithium, a Boston-base…

Offshore Substation

Substation Jacket Heads to 496MW Dieppe Le Tréport

Navantia Seanergies, a Spanish renewable energy company, has completed and delivered a substation jacket for the 496MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind fa…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse Fuel Arrives at Temelin Nuclear Power Plant

The Czech Republic has received its first shipment of 30 fuel assemblies for the Temelín nuclear power plant from Westinghouse, transitioning from its pr…

LNG

US Regulators Greenlight Construction of Venture Global CP2 LNG Plant in Louisiana

U.S. regulators have authorized Venture Global to begin construction of its CP2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Louisiana, according to a Federal Energy Re…