Electricity and power

South Korea utility proposes Samsung pays $18 billion in advance for power, paper says

KEPCO said the proposed arrangement was intended to help meet rising investment needs from semiconductor and AI data centre projects.

Electricity supply temporarily disrupted in area within Chinatown after fire in substation

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that it was alerted to a fire at 43 Bukit Pasoh Road at about 12.20pm on Sept 1.

Back-to-school in Cuba a grim day with shortages of everything

The country’s deep energy crisis has forced the education ministry to be more flexible about school hours and uniforms.

Trump moves to ban some foreign energy equipment from grid

There are mounting bipartisan concern that Chinese-manufactured components in the US power system could contain vulnerabilities that can be exploited by foreign adversaries.

Australia’s battery boom is reshaping the grid, but few are sharing the power

A solar and battery boom in Australia is helping homeowners cut their electricity bills and feed power into the grid.

Bangladesh’s gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport

Three-wheeled auto-rickshaws that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) queue up to refuel at a filling station, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Tuas Power to build hydrogen-ready power plant by 2031

The energy regulator forecasts that Singapore’s peak electricity demand is expected to grow by between 2.4 per cent and 4.8 per cent annually over the next 10 years.

Romania shuts down nuclear plant as Danube water level drops

Exposed sandbanks along the Danube river amid historic low water levels, in the village of Rasova, near Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant on Aug 5.

Malaysia renews 10-year energy plan, targeting savings of around $27.5 billion

Solar panels in Ipoh. Malaysia’s renewed National Energy Efficiency Action Plan aims to reduce energy demand by 11.6 per cent.

US Treasury officials meet with interim Venezuelan President

Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez met with US officials on Aug 10 to discuss “stability in the energy market and the reactivation of financial mechanisms”.

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