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UAE Pledges $1 Billion Investment in Electricity for Government-Controlled Yemen

This is Beirut, 26/11 21:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would invest $1 billion in the electricity infrastructure of government-held Yemen, which has been devastated by civil war. On a visit to Aden, where the internationally recognized government is based, Emirati ambassador Mohammed Hamad al-Zaabi announced his country had "allocated $1 billion to build ...

Carbon Capture Promoters Turn Up in Numbers at COP30

This is Beirut, 17/11 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Companies and groups backing carbon-capture technology, which critics slam as an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels, have deployed more than 500 participants to the COP30 climate talks, according to a list compiled by an NGO and shared exclusively with AFP. The list, assembled by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), names oil ...

Damascus: When Electricity Becomes a Luxury

This is Beirut, 10/11 15:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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In the suburbs of Damascus, hammering sounds still echo, but anger is rising. The new Syrian government has raised electricity prices up to sixty times, making power nearly unaffordable. Blackouts can last more than twenty hours, forcing many to depend on costly private generators. Street vendor Alaa Moussa says, “No one can pay. There’s no ...

Ukraine Scrambles for Energy with Power Generation at 'Zero'

This is Beirut, 09/11 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine was scrambling to turn lights and heating back on Sunday after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure, with the state's power provider saying its generating capacity was reduced to "zero." Moscow, which has escalated attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of drones at energy facilities across the ...

Zelensky Hails 'Strong' Message' of US Sanctions on Russia

This is Beirut, 23/10 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed the "strong and much-needed" message sent by US sanctions on Russia's energy sector, after President Donald Trump moved to ratchet up pressure on Moscow in step with the EU. "We waited for this. God bless, it will work, and this is very important," Zelensky told journalists at an EU summit ...

Putin Says Russia a Top Oil Producer Despite 'Unfair' Pressure

This is Beirut, 16/10 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country was still among the world's top oil producers, despite what he called "unfair" anti-competitive practices used against it. Addressing a conference on Russian energy in Moscow, Putin said European countries had hurt their own economies by cutting sales of Russian gas and ...

Renewable Energy Growth Slows Due to Policy Changes: IEA

This is Beirut, 07/10 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Growth in renewable energy, a key part of efforts to limit dangerous climate change, is slowing down due to policy changes in the United States and China and will fall short of a key goal, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. Only two years ago the global community set the goal of tripling renewable energy output by 2030 to limit the ...

Moscow to Build Four Nuclear Power Plants in Iran

This is Beirut, 26/09 14:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran. "A deal for the construction of four nuclear power plants with a value of $25 billion in Sirik, Hormozgan, was signed between the Iran ...

Cuba Suffers Fifth Nationwide Blackout in a Year

This is Beirut, 10/09 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Cuba Energy Electricity Blackout

Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, the fifth on the cash-strapped Caribbean island in under a year, the energy ministry announced. "A total disconnection of the SEN electricity system has occurred, which may be associated with an unexpected shutdown" of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, the island's biggest, the ...

Cabinet Session Wednesday on Energy, Technology, and Beirut Port Recovery

This is Beirut, 12/08 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Cabinet will convene on Wednesday at the Grand Serail to debate a set of high-impact national issues, with a major focus on securing international financing and advancing critical infrastructure projects. At the forefront is a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank to fund the Renewable Energy and Power System Enhancement Project. ...

Iraq Announces Nationwide Power Outage amid 'Record' Heat

This is Beirut, 11/08 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Power was out on Monday across Iraq as scorching summer temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels, authorities said. The electricity ministry said the grid suffered a "total outage" as heat reached 48-50°C in Baghdad and central and southern regions. It said two transmission lines were shut down "due to a record ...

Turkey Starts Supplying Azerbaijani Gas to Boost Syria's Power Output

This is Beirut, 02/08 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey on Saturday began supplying natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria, whose infrastructure has been ravaged by a long civil war, with annual deliveries expected to reach up to two billion cubic meters. Syria's Islamist authorities, who toppled Bashar al-Assad in December, are seeking to rebuild the battered country where power cuts can ...

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