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Bescom bill payment frauds getting aggressive, say complainants

The fraudster hacked the complainant’s WhatsApp account and started uploading nude pictures on the apartment WhatsApp group after the latter refused to share his bank account details.

The Hindu

BJP chose Droupadi Murmu as President nominee only to gain tribal votes: Medha Patkar

Wondering what could Draupadi Murmu who could not bring electricity to her native village, or Yashwant Sinha, the Presidential nominee of major Opposition parties and an economist, could do after being elected, Ms. Patkar claimed that a President becomes the rubber stamp of the ruling party.

The Hindu

The US Industrial Complex Is Starting to Buckle From High Power Costs

Surging bills are forcing companies to scale back industrial operations, threatening a greater drag on the economy.

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Price of offshore wind power falls to record low

New wind farms, set to come online in 2026 or 2027, will produce electricity for £37.35 per megawatt hour.

The Independent UK

Finland: Scientists Develop ‘Sand Battery’ to Address Green Energy Challenges

Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first fully working “sand battery” which can store green power for months at a time. According to BBC, the developers said this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy. Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scottish renewables success in latest auction round

93 projects with existing planning permission have won contracts through the competitive process

Insider UK

Conservatives blame the energy crisis on net zero climate goals – but what is really going on?

A range of factors is behind the rise in electricity prices, but net zero isn’t one of them

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French PM announces nationalisation of debt-laden power giant EDF

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called for compromise on Wednesday in her first speech to France's new parliament, where her minority government will need support from opposition parties to pass legislation. She also announced the nationalisation of the French electricity giant EDF.

Radio France Internationale

First arrest in fake power SMS cases in Mumbai

MUMBAI: It could be the first cyber detection in the string of fake electricity SMS cases in the city. Malabar Hill police on Wednesday arrested a 37-year-old waiter, who works in a Navi Mumbai restaurant, for alleged involvement in a fake SMS case in which Rs 1.7 lakh was siphoned…

The Times of India

NEPC okays extra LNG purchase

The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has approved a plan to buy an additional 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year under a long-term purchase contract to relieve LNG price fluctuations, which affect national electricity generation costs.

Bangkok Post

14th Five-year Plan: long-term electricity scheme for Kerala mooted

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The Hindu

Mega drought in US spells trouble for Hoover Dam reservoir

Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes.

France 24

Confidence collapses as desperate consumers vent fury at failing National Electricity Market

Confidence among consumers in Australia's energy system is collapsing as the crisis engulfing the east coast market takes a toll on users.

ABC News

Leo Varadkar says €200 electricity bill relief could be on the way as 'everyone feeling the squeeze'

The Tanaiste also said that taking €200 of people’s electricity bills again was “certainly an option”.

Irish Mirror

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The Texas Tribune

Texans face skyrocketing home energy bills as the state exports more natural gas than ever

The cost of electricity in Texas is tightly tied to the price of natural gas, which has more than doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

InsideEVs

Tesla Reveals Interesting Solar Trailer In Germany, Probably Won’t Build It

It’s basically just a small trailer with solar panels that can be extended outward to generate plenty of electricity.

ABC News

Australia's energy transformation is ramping up, but there are major challenges ahead

The Labor government has a plan to increase the share of renewable energy in the grid to 82 per cent by 2030, but many experts and investors say reaching that will not be possible without a major upgrade of the poles and wires that transport that power around the grid.

The Hindu

Heavy rains in Kodagu district damage electricity poles

Orange alert declared till Wednesday morning; landslides at two places

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool Council budgeting £16m extra for electricity contract after series of disasters

Contract details confirm huge expected additional costs of series of contract mistakes

The Times of India

Free power if AAP wins Gujarat: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

AHMEDABAD: AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal promised that people of Gujarat will get free electricity if his party is voted to power in the forthcoming assembly election. He was speaking at an interactive session, ‘Bijli Jansamvaad’, organized by the AAP in Ahmedabad on Monday.

ABC News

NT Utilities Commission warns of future blackout risk, calls for urgent energy grid investment

The NT power sector watchdog has warned of serious hurdles as an ageing power system transitions to a solar-powered, renewable future. So, are more power outages ahead?

The Hindu

People of Gujarat must get free electricity: Kejriwal

AAP promises to bring many welfare schemes if voted to power in the State

Irish Mirror

Budget 2023: Cut in VAT on gas and electricity 'to be extended past October'

Ministers have agreed to bring the Budget forward to September 27 - two weeks earlier than expected

Reuters

Libya's power cuts enrage citizens, spurring protest

When the power cut out in Libya's Benghazi last week, Haitham al-Ghoul dashed into the street with his five-year old son Othman to find somewhere to plug in a respirator the child needs to ease asthma attacks.

Evening Standard

Why a cut in VAT would NOT solve the cost of living crisis

City Voices: Some targetted VAT cuts could help a little

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