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Hydropower plants brace for heavy rains in southern Brazil as severe El Niño looms

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of homes and empty plots along the banks of the Sarandi Stream, where houses were demolished for the Sarandi levee expansion project following the devastating 2024 floods, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo

Record low water levels force nuclear output cuts in Hungary and Romania

An aerial view of boats in the shallow water of the Danube river in Corabia, southern Romania, on July 24. Nuclear plants along the Danube river in Hungary and Romania could be completely shut down in the coming days owing to record low water levels.

Trump cites ‘good’ talks on Iran, reiterates threat to hit targets

A woman walks near a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Files relating to India’s largest nuclear power plant Kudankulam exposed in data breach

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is the largest of India’s seven nuclear plants.

A nuclear debut in Bangladesh tests developing world’s atomic shift

Once fully completed in 2028, the two Russian-designed reactors at the Rooppur facility will be able to supply as much as 15 per cent of the country’s electricity.

Weak rains push India to extend emergency rule for Tata power plant

The emergency rule keeps Tata Power’s mega power plant in Gujarat operating through the rainy season, as low precipitation is expected to boost electricity demand for cooling and farm irrigation.

Ukraine will face summer power shortages after Russian attacks, think tank says

Russia and Kazakhstan will sign nuclear power deal during Putin trip, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2026.

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.

Explosion at Venezuela gas facility, 6 workers injured

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