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Government accused of ‘monumental failure’ after ‘complete flop’ at auction

The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use

Access to electricity remains a major challenge for over half a billion people in sub-Saharan Africa, and power outages are common even for those who are hooked up to the grid

ERCOT has called on generators to push all available electricity to the grid as rising demand threatens to surpass the state’s power supply. If that fails, rolling blackouts are likely to begin.

India’s policy towards Nepal and other neighbours is not so friendly: China’s envoy in Nepal

October Nymex natural gas (NGV23 ) on Wednesday closed -0.072 (-2.79%). Nat-gas prices on Wednesday extended Tuesday's sharp decline to a 2-week low. Nat-gas prices were undercut by forecasts for cooler-than-normal U.S. temperatures that would reduce nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning. The Commodity Weather Group said...

Eighteen new coal projects represent ‘carbon bomb’ that should not be approved, conservationists say

The Alberta government recently announced a much-maligned seven-month pause on renewable (including solar) energy development in the province. While the exact reasons are up for debate, one specific factor has been the desire to investigate ways to make renewable energy, particularly solar, more integrated within the province over the long…

October Nymex natural gas (NGV23 ) on Tuesday closed -0.183 (-6.62%). Nat-gas prices Tuesday sold off sharply and posted a 1-week low on a cooler U.S. weather outlook, which will curb nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning. Forecaster Maxar Technologies said a Canadian weather system will bring...