The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Zelensky: Ukraine Begins Electricity Exports to EU

Ukraine has started exporting electricity to the European Union, via Romania, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russia reduces gas supplies to the bloc which is supporting Kyiv in resisting Moscow's invasion. Several European countries, including Italy and Germany, are highly reliant upon Russian gas for their energy needs but have…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 1, 2022

New York officials rule against bitcoin-mining power plant

New York has denied required air permit renewals to a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state’s climate goals

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Mini-Venice in Delhi, minus the fun

NEW DELHI: Sadar Bazar turned into a mini Venice without the Italian city’s charms on Thursday. Shoppers, business owners and residents had to wade through knee-deep to move forward, some taking recourse to pushcarts to cross the road. There was no electricity supply in the area for around five hours,…

The Times of India · Jun 30, 2022

South Africa’s persistent power cuts: What you need to know

Eskom has struggled to meet electricity demand in Africa’s most industrialised economy for at least a decade.

Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s authority in regulating greenhouse gases

The high court said a cap on power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions that forces a transition to other fuels may be a “sensible” solution to the climate crisis, but that Congress did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the broad authority to make such requirements. Texas was one of 17…

The Texas Tribune · Jun 30, 2022

Regulator reveals huge investment needed to reach net zero by 2050

Australia must invest at least $12.7 billion in the electricity grid as “urgently as possible” to push ahead the transition to net zero, AEMO says.

The New Daily · Jun 30, 2022

Restarted plant helps ease electricity crunch

The restarting of a power plant allowed the government to lift its power crunch advisory for the Kanto region on Thursday evening, after four consecutive days of warnings amid a heat wave that has stretched the electrical grid.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 30, 2022

Victoria to demand governments set completion dates for energy transmission projects

State energy minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, says investors need confidence electricity grid will be ready for renewables

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2022

Dubai Advances in Doubling Financial Market in Wake of DEWA, TECOM’s Successful IPOs

Dubai prepares to list more government and semi-government companies on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). This decision is driven by the great success achieved by listing the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in April, as well as the successful IPO of TECOM Group, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 30, 2022

Gulf Electric Interconnection Ensures 100% Power Supply

Gulf officials in the electricity sector said the Gulf Electricity Interconnection Project achieved its most important strategic objectives in enhancing energy security and raising reliability and safety for Gulf electrical systems. The project prevented any power outages, ensuring a 100 percent power supply and achieving economic savings for the Gulf…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 30, 2022