Energy price cap could top £7,000 next year, experts warn The price cap for the average household is already increasing by 80% to £3,549 for the three months starting in October Wales Online · Aug 26, 2022
Indonesia considers hiking fuel prices up to 40% JAKARTA: Indonesia may raise heavily subsidised fuel prices by 30% to 40% to manage fiscal pressure from a ballooning subsidy budget, lawmakers from President Joko Widodo’s ruling coalition government told Reuters on Friday. Bangkok Post · Aug 26, 2022
Russia burns off ‘$10m of gas a day meant for Europe’ after huge flame seen near Nord Stream pipeline Blaze at Portovaya plant visible from neighbouring Finland amid fears for climate impact The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Russian-held nuclear plant resumes power supply to Ukraine, two reactors connected The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant resumed electricity supplies to Ukraine on Friday after two of its six reactors were reconnected to the Ukrainian grid, state nuclear company Energoatom said. Reuters · Aug 26, 2022
Scots told to cut back on their energy use as government performs U-turn Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi said earlier this week that people should continue using as much gas and electricity as they want, however he has now performed a u-turn. Daily Record · Aug 26, 2022
SSE announces massive price hikes in both gas and electricity Firm blames war in Ukraine and ‘heightened geopolitical tensions’ which have ‘resulted in sustained and unprecedented increases in wholesale energy costs’ Belfast Live · Aug 26, 2022
The Standard View: We need urgent action on energy bills, but all we hear is silence In times gone by, it was considered newsworthy when the average annual energy bill hit £1,000 a year. Today, Ofgem, the energy regulator, has set the new price cap for October at a staggering £3,549. Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022
Germany promotes Baltic Sea's 'enormous' energy potential Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show the Baltic Sea can produce “more than twice the installed capacity of all German coal-fired power stations” as the country works to meet climate change targets and to wean itself off of Russia-supplied energy The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Public should cut back on energy use, says chancellor in government U-turn ‘We should all look at our energy consumption’, says Nadhim Zahawi The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Warning of £7000 gas bills as new PM urged to act fast Families need ‘lifeline’ as energy bills cap leaps to £3,549 Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022
Energy price cap rise: 'Zero creative thinking from government' Companies are calling on ministers to do more to support businesses with soaring energy bills Birmingham Post · Aug 26, 2022
Ukraine Narrowly Escapes Nuclear Catastrophe as Plant Loses Power, Zelenskiy Says The world narrowly escaped a radiation disaster when electricity to Europe's largest nuclear power plant was cut for hours, Ukraine's president said, urging international bodies to act faster to force Russian troops to vacate the site. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian shelling on Thursday had sparked fires in the ash… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 26, 2022
Impact of war on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – visual guide Fears that Moscow wants to switch plant to Russian power network have heightened safety concerns The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon demands energy price cap is 'cancelled' as bills set to rise by 80% Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the Scottish and UK Governments have a "moral duty" to fix the "national emergency". Daily Record · Aug 26, 2022
Wales Online · Aug 26, 2022 Why French households are protected from soaring energy costs while British families struggle Difference between two neighbouring countries with interconnected electricity grids is staggering
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022 Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant partly reconnected to Ukraine grid Volodymyr Zelenskiy says ‘radiation disaster’ narrowly avoided after all lines to plant cut during fighting
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022 Why are energy bills increasing? Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills
Newcastle Herald · Aug 26, 2022 Snowy Hydro chief Paul Broad resigns over Kurri power plant vision Snowy Hydro chief executive Paul Broad has sensationally resigned following a falling out with energy minister Chris Bowen over the government's vision for the $1.3billion Hunter Power Project.
ABC News · Aug 26, 2022 Santos to pause drilling in Barossa gas field north of the Tiwi Islands pending federal court decision Santos says it will temporarily pause its expansion of a multi-billion-dollar gas project in Northern Territory gas fields following a challenge by Tiwi traditional owners.
Daily Record · Aug 26, 2022 How Scottish Power has responded to energy price cap hike With the cap set to almost double in October, what is the power company advising its customers to do?
The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2022 What happens if you don't pay your bills and other options amid energy price hike HOUSEHOLDS across the UK will be facing the very grim reality of not being able to afford their energy bills this winter following Ofgem’s price…
Daily Record · Aug 26, 2022 British Gas offering £1500 off energy bills to customers from different suppliers British Gas runs two different schemes - and you don't even need to be a customer.
Daily Mirror · Aug 26, 2022 Europe on the brink of global radiation disaster after Russia shells nuclear plant The Kremlin's plan to disconnect it entirely would raise the risk of a catastrophic failure by leaving it dependent on a single source of electricity to cool the reactors
Insider UK · Aug 26, 2022 Energy price cap to rise more than 80% to £3,549 from October Industry groups and opposition politicians call for immediate action to help consumers and businesses
Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022 George Skelton: Pour more money and planning into renewable energy — and keep Diablo Canyon running if needed SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The dust-up at the state Capitol over nuclear power is the direct result of politicians either setting unrealistic goals or failing to plan — or both.