Electricity and power

India’s data centre boom is straining its power grid

A data centre in Bengaluru, India. Electricity demand to power a data centre boom in India is set to soar by 2030.

In Good Company

GE Vernova’s riding geopolitics and AI for a spectacular surge

GE Vernova’s CEO Scott Strazik says that South-east Asia is a promising market for electricity generation as the investment supercycle kicks off and GEV is prepared.

Why solar generators, hand-crank lamps are selling like hotcakes in Malaysia

Mr Macsonn Chew (left), who sells portable power stations and solar systems for homes, and content creator Muhamad Saiful Khalib with one of his best-selling items, a hand-crank dynamo lamp.

Jakarta residents demand stable electricity after repeated outages

Greater Jakarta Light Rapid Transit (LRT) services were also forced to halt operations briefly after losing power.

Bangladesh sweats as Middle East fuel shortages force power cuts

A severe heatwave is sweeping across Bangladesh, with temperatures hitting 40 deg C in some areas.

Power disruptions hit some MRT stations in KL; trains still running

epa12880061 A view of capital city in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10 April 2026. Malaysia's unemployment rate stood at 2.9 percent in February 2026, remaining unchanged for the fourth consecutive month and holding at its lowest level since November 2014. The number of unemployed persons declined by 0.6 percent from the previous month to 506.8 thousand, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

China’s factory hub faces gas price shock as Iran war tightens supply

The Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong, a zone comparable in size to South Korea, has seen some electricity prices almost double,

EU aims to ease energy blow from Iran war with tax cuts, gas coordination

Europe’s benchmark gas price on April 21 was roughly a third higher than before the US-Israeli war with Iran began on Feb 28.

Mother and 6 children die in explosion at their Pennsylvania home

A neighbour said the family had moved into the house about a month ago.

Singapore buys more LNG from outside of Middle East as war disrupts shipments

Generic shot of the Singapore skyline with HDB flats taken at 630am on April 7, 2026. For stories on haze, electricity, energy, economy, environment and more.

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