The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

South Africa’s troubled state-owned power utility Eskom has appointed an interim chief executive after a fallout with its outgoing head over a media interview he gave alleging ongoing corruption at the company linked to the ruling party

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced on Friday its operating and maintenance subsidiary Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), has started commercial operations of Unit 3 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, reported the United Arab Emirates state news agency (WAM).

Homes and businesses would face higher charges when their solar panels fed electricity into the grid during the day under tariffs proposed by energy companies.

Landowners with electricity infrastructure on their property will receive $8000 per square kilometres for 25 years, with community opposition to some projects.

Exclusive: Resolving congestion on main electricity grid will top agenda of ministers’ meeting on Friday

The aim of the batteries is to store electricity and release it when demand is higher

As Russia targets Ukrainian energy facilities, repair teams race off to patch up the power grid when the strikes hit.

A third of those polled said they had sought medical care for heat stress while others who had air conditioning avoided using it due to cost of electricity

Wholesale gas prices – the price paid by the company that then sells it on to you – are at last starting to fall to levels below where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, though not back to levels before the global economy restarted after COVID lockdowns.

The announcement by the South African finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, of debt relief for the country’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is a step forward. It will fix one problem: Eskom has too much debt. But the plan won’t end power cuts which have worsened in recent years.

Critics say power generator would make loss without public support as firm boosts dividend after 84% rise in profits to £731m