Electricity and power

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Why Singapore is getting its ducks in a row in exploring nuclear energy

sbnuclear19 - Aerial shot of the Gosgen nuclear power plant in Switzerland

Credit: Kernkraftwerk Gosgen

Bangladesh raises electricity prices in latest Middle East war-related hike

Repeated price hikes have added strain on people struggling with long-running inflation which hit 9.04 per cent in April.

French power demand rises as deadly heatwave intensifies

In France, a peak of 52.8 gigawatts is expected at 2.30pm on May 28, up from around 47 gigawatts a week earlier.

Japan approves $4 billion spending to help households with energy costs

Deputy chief cabinet secretary Masanao Ozaki said electricity and gas bills are unlikely to rise significantly in May or June, but rising fuel import prices will be a factor after that.

North Sumatra residents demand compensation after 17-hour power blackout

Fishermen at Lam Awe village in Banda Aceh on May 13. Some Indonesian provinces, including North Sumatra, Aceh and Riau, were hit by a power outage that lasted for about 17 hours from May 22.

India warns of power use as demand peaks during heatwave

The surge in demand for power appears to be linked to the greater usage of cooling appliances, India's ministry of power said.

Japan says it has enough power to meet scorching summer demand

Japan also announced earlier in March it would allow greater use of less-efficient coal-fired power plants to boost security of supply.

Sarawak in talks to export power to Borneo, Singapore

Malaysian state Utility and Telecommunication Minister Julaihi Narawi (right) chatting with his deputy Liwan Lagang.

Grid reforms vital to powering South-east Asia’s green growth: Report

Power grids in South-East Asia urgently need more investment and urgent reforms to expand and modernise, says the report.

Bright spark? The race for fusion energy is no longer science fiction

The Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak under construction in China on April 15. Dubbed the "artificial sun," the facility is part of China's growing effort to develop controlled nuclear fusion.

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