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The easiest way to cut down on lighting costs is to ditch your traditional bulbs in favour of energy-efficient models

One of Queensland's newest coal power stations is slowly bringing half its generation units back online after a series of equipment failures this week.

The outage is expected to last until at least 4.45pm

Averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development is a key issue for African countries. Energy production and use is the single biggest contributor to global warming, accounting for roughly two-thirds of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, electricity use and access are strongly correlated with economic development.

Togo is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita gross domestic product of US$644. Most of the population depend on subsistence agriculture. Over 56% live in rural areas and many lack basic services such as healthcare, education and safe drinking water.

Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of a 10 gigawatt wind electric power project in Egypt. The MoU was signed between Saudi ACWA power company and Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company. The Saudi Press Agency…

David Doyle has been lighting up his home for the past 30 years to raise money for important charities

‘I don’t think while people are struggling to put electricity into their homes, [that] we should have Christmas lights this year,’ comedian Ava Vidal said

Households on certain means-tested benefits may need to apply for the energy bill help this winter.