Power plants

Trump administration repeals carbon emission limits for power plants at G-20 meeting

US EPA administrator Lee Zeldin (centre) said the moves will help build new generating infrastructure needed to meet skyrocketing electricity demand.

America’s AI boom needs $140b in new power plants, new estimate shows

Homes lie near Meta’s 400ha artificial intelligence data center in El Paso, Texas.

Trump administration poised to repeal carbon standards for coal, gas power plants

Under Trump, the EPA first proposed rolling back the power plant climate rules last summer.

Two killed in explosion at hydroelectric plant in Switzerland

The causes and exact circumstances of the explosion at the plant, which was undergoing renovation, are under investigation.

Malaysian data centres guzzle more power as temperatures soar

The share of Malaysia’s data centres in overall power consumption surged to a record 9.3 per cent in the second week of August.

How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts

Rescue team members work to enter the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station as they search for survivors and retrieve bodies.

In flood-ravaged Nepal valley nothing is left standing

An aerial view shows widespread destruction following the deadly flash floods and mudslides along Nuwakot Trishuli River, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nepalis pin hopes on 'wall of the missing' in hunt for relatives after deadly flood

FILE PHOTO: People look at photographs of missing people on a wall outside Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital following the deadly flash floods and mudslide, reacts outside Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha /File Photo

Explosives used in sabotage attack on power lines in Germany

Brandenburg state minister Jan Redmann speaking to the media on Sept 1, after explosive devices were found at a substation in Turnow-Preilack, Germany.

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.

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