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Brussels greenlights $3.4 billion Spanish state aid for highly efficient power

An electrical power pylon of high-tension electricity is pictured in a field, near Casares, Spain, July 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
An electrical power pylon of high-tension electricity is pictured in a field, near Casares, Spain, July 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Czechs fundraise over $6 million to buy generators for freezing Ukraine

Explainer-How attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power substations could cause a total blackout

A residents comes inside a tent of a government-run humanitarian aid point, where residents can warm up, charge their devices, get hot drinks and psychological support, installed in a park during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko
A residents comes inside a tent of a government-run humanitarian aid point, where residents can warm up, charge their devices, get hot drinks and psychological support, installed in a park during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko

Explainer-What is the status of Iran's main nuclear facilities?

Satellite image over Fordow, before the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, June 2, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC via REUTERS
Satellite image over Fordow, before the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, June 2, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC via REUTERS

Japan regulator to pause review of Chubu Electric nuclear plant, seeks report

Chubu Electric tampered with data regarding the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at its Hamaoka plant, in the region of Shizuoka.
Chubu Electric tampered with data regarding the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at its Hamaoka plant, in the region of Shizuoka.

Russia launches year's most concentrated barrage on Ukraine, officials and media say

Firefighters work at the site of a residential household damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, January 13, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS
Firefighters work at the site of a residential household damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, January 13, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS

Global coal demand hit record high in 2025 but is set to decline by 2030: IEA

Demand in China, which is the world’s largest coal consumer, was largely flat in 2025.
Demand in China, which is the world’s largest coal consumer, was largely flat in 2025.

Cuba reconnects grid, begins restoring power to Havana after partial collapse

People walk through a hallway after power was restored following a partial collapse of the electrical grid that left much of western Cuba in the dark, in Havana, Cuba, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
People walk through a hallway after power was restored following a partial collapse of the electrical grid that left much of western Cuba in the dark, in Havana, Cuba, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Taiwan may restart nuclear power plant in 2028, minister says

Restart procedures for the Maanshan facility (background) may reportedly begin in early 2028 if it passes a safety review.
Restart procedures for the Maanshan facility (background) may reportedly begin in early 2028 if it passes a safety review.

Ukraine to appoint new board for nuclear firm amid $100 million scandal

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