The Latest Breaking News on Energy

Blackouts possible as California power grid declares emergency as usage, conservation climb

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Staring at the possibility of Labor Day blackouts, managers of California’s power grid issued an extended Flex Alert for Monday afternoon and evening but warned that voluntary conservation might not be enough to keep the lights on.

Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022

India's coal output remains below estimate at 58 MT in August

NEW DELHI: India produced 58.33 million tonnes of coal in August, missing its target of 67.94 MT for the month, according to the government data.

The Times of India · Sep 5, 2022

Germany to delay phase-out of nuclear plants to shore up energy security

Last two working plants were due to be mothballed, but will be used as emergency reserve into 2023 after Russia cuts off gas

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

Russia says it will not resume gas supplies to Europe unless sanctions are lifted

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov blamed the “collective West” for its decision to shut down flows through the Nord Stream pipeline

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022

EU gas price skyrockets as Russia shut down major Nord Stream pipeline

News of the pipeline’s indefinite closure on Friday caused the euro to sink below the dollar to $0.99 on Monday — its lowest level in 20 years

Irish Mirror · Sep 5, 2022

‘Winter is coming’: Iran tempts Europe with promise of cheaper gas in exchange for nuclear deal

Experts caution it would be years before Iran’s gas could get to Europe

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Russia will not resume gas supplies to Europe until sanctions lifted, says Moscow

Kremlin blames western sanctions for failure to deliver gas through Nord Stream 1 pipeline

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

New Prime Minister Liz Truss urged to reinforce renewables credentials to ease cost of living crisis

Fast-track approach to UK generation laid out in Energy Security Strategy sought from new leader

Birmingham Post · Sep 5, 2022

Western Australia has the cheapest energy in the OECD, as prices go sky high in eastern states

The costs of energy have dramatically jumped across Australia as war and shortages make themselves felt globally but WA has been spared the shock

The New Daily · Sep 5, 2022

What are Liz Truss’s major policies as UK’s prime minister?

New leader of the Conservative Party Liz Truss has ruled out new taxes and energy rationing amid soaring inflation.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2022