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Ireland’s wind power cut gas costs by over 1.2 billion euros in 2024

Report: wind energy saved Ireland over 1.2 billion euros on gas in 2024

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland's reliance on wind energy helped the country save over 1.2 billion euros in gas costs last year, according...

No power tariff hike in Andhra Pradesh for 2025-26: APERC

No power tariff hike in Andhra Pradesh for 2025-26: APERC

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 21 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has announced that...

Adani Electricity Mumbai recognised as No 1 utility company by Ministry of Power

Adani Electricity Mumbai recognised as No 1 utility company by Ministry of Power

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI): Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (Adani Electricity) has been recognized as India's...

Surging energy prices could kill EU economy Orban

Surging energy prices could kill EU economy  Orban

The bloc has faced soaring costs in recent years after choosing to phase out cheap Russian energy Soaring energy prices could cripple...

Director General in Japan Supporting Nuclear Safety and Remediation

Director General in Japan Supporting Nuclear Safety and Remediation

The IAEA Director General has been in Japan this week, supporting local efforts to enhance nuclear safety and environmental remediation,...

BRI Stories | Constructors strive for clean energy in Turkish highlands

BRI Stories | Constructors strive for clean energy in Turkish highlands

(250220) -- AKSARAY, Feb. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025 shows a view of the ground station facilities of...

European shipyards sustain Russia's Arctic gas trade

European shipyards sustain Russia's Arctic gas trade

london —  European shipyards are providing vital servicing contracts to vessels carrying Russian liquefied natural gas, sustaining...

IMD predicts light to moderate rain in parts of Haryana, UP in next 2 hrs

IMD predicts light to moderate rain in parts of Haryana, UP in next 2 hrs

New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): India Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain in different parts of Haryana...

Pakistan: JI threatens to hold protest, besiege Pesco offices over loadshedding in Haripur

Pakistan: JI threatens to hold protest, besiege Pesco offices over loadshedding in Haripur

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has threatened to hold protests on the streets and surround...

CNG vehicle sales to hit 1.1 million in FY25 amid rising adoption and infrastructure expansion: Crisil Report

CNG vehicle sales to hit 1.1 million in FY25 amid rising adoption and infrastructure expansion: Crisil Report

New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The domestic sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles in India are expected to reach 1.1...

Western disturbance brings snowfall to upper Himachal, more expected on 26th: IMD

Western disturbance brings snowfall to upper Himachal, more expected on 26th: IMD

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh has witnessed widespread snowfall and rain in the past 24 hours,...

Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink

Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink

The UK's pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 hinges on replacing millions of petrol and diesel vehicles with cleaner alternatives....

Himachal Pradesh: Lahaul and Spiti receive fresh spell of snow, IMD issues Orange alert for Chamba, Kangra, Kullu and Mandi

Himachal Pradesh: Lahaul and Spiti receive fresh spell of snow, IMD issues Orange alert for Chamba, Kangra, Kullu and Mandi

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): Lahaul and Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh transformed into a winter wonderland...

Indias nuclear giant eyes $62bn expansion Reuters

Indias nuclear giant eyes $62bn expansion  Reuters

The National Thermal Power Corporation is looking to triple its nuclear power capacity to 30GW in the next two decades India's top...

RECPDCL hands over 2 transmission SPVs to Power Grid Corporation of India

RECPDCL hands over 2 transmission SPVs to Power Grid Corporation of India

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) handed over two projects specific to...

Rajasthan Budget: State to provide 150 units of free electricity for households, new phase of Jaipur metro announced

Rajasthan Budget: State to provide 150 units of free electricity for households, new phase of Jaipur metro announced

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 19 (ANI): Rajasthan Government on Wednesday proposed to provide 150 units of free electricity...

Report shows rise in repatriation of Afghan citizens from Pakistan's Islamabad, Rawalpindi

Report shows rise in repatriation of Afghan citizens from Pakistan's Islamabad, Rawalpindi

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): More than 18,000 Afghan nationals have travelled back to Afghanistan from Pakistan's Rawalpindi...

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin lays foundation stone for Madurai TIDEL Park

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin lays foundation stone for Madurai TIDEL Park

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 18 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin laid the foundation stone for the Madurai TIDEL...

India negotiating FTA with GCC and Qatar: MEA

India negotiating FTA with GCC and Qatar: MEA

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): India is in the process of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation...

Fadnavis directs Maharashtra cyber cell to contact Wikipedia over "objectionable" content against Sambhaji Maharaj

Fadnavis directs Maharashtra cyber cell to contact Wikipedia over "objectionable" content against Sambhaji Maharaj

Thane (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing controversy over 'objectionable' content against Chhatrapati Sambhaji...

Stock markets end flat amid uncertainties over US tariffs, volatility expected to continue, say experts

Stock markets end flat amid uncertainties over US tariffs, volatility expected to continue, say experts

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI): Indian equity indices on Tuesday ended flat on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Open Market...

India and Qatar aim to double trade

India and Qatar aim to double trade

The leaders of the two countries have elevated ties to a strategic partnership with a focus on energy and investments ...

SEWA completes 72% of natural gas network project in Umm Funin

SEWA completes 72% of natural gas network project in Umm Funin

SHARJAH, 18th February, 2025 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has completed 72 percent of the natural...

Japan approves new climate, energy and industry policies through 2040

Japan approves new climate, energy and industry policies through 2040

TOKYO —  Japan's government approved on Tuesday new targets to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions through 2040, alongside a...

Getting Cyprus natural gas to market via Egypt hailed as milestone

Getting Cyprus natural gas to market via Egypt hailed as milestone

NICOSIA, CYPRUS —  A pair of agreements outlining how sizable natural gas deposits inside Cypriot waters will get to market via processing...

Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel allocates Rs 537.21 crore for urban development

Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel allocates Rs 537.21 crore for urban development

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], February 17 (ANI): In a move to enhance urban infrastructure and improve the quality of life for residents,...

EU gas imports from Russia soar media

EU gas imports from Russia soar  media

The bloc imported nearly $2 billion worth of the fuel in December, according to data Russian gas purchases by EU member states jumped...

seven of the most remarkable Russia-Ukraine winter warfare videos

seven of the most remarkable Russia-Ukraine winter warfare videos

Active hostilities have been continuing between Moscow and Kiev throughout the winter with the conflict nearing its three-year anniversary...

CUBA-HAVANA-ELECTRIC POWER-OUTAGE

CUBA-HAVANA-ELECTRIC POWER-OUTAGE

(250217) -- HAVANA, Feb. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A vintage car drives along a dark avenue after a power outage in Havana, Cuba, on Feb....

Germanys AFD seeks very good relations with Russia

Germanys AFD seeks very good relations with Russia

Berlin needs to shelve its harmful sanctions policy, according to Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel Berlin needs...

Germanys AFD seeks very good relations with Russia co-leader

Germanys AFD seeks very good relations with Russia  co-leader

Berlin needs to shelve its harmful sanctions policy, according to Alternative for Germany co-chair Alice Weidel Germany needs to...

Pakistan: Rawalpindi declares drought emergency as water supply faces severe shortfall

Pakistan: Rawalpindi declares drought emergency as water supply faces severe shortfall

Rawalpindi [Pakistan] February 16 (ANI): The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) of Rawalpindi city declared a drought emergency in...

China deepens market-oriented reform for on-grid price of new energy power generation

China deepens market-oriented reform for on-grid price of new energy power generation

BEIJING, 9th February, 2025 (WAM) -- China has beefed up efforts to further deepen the market-oriented reform for the on-grid price...

UAE-German Business Forum convened in Abu Dhabi

UAE-German Business Forum convened in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, 3rd February, 2025 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates and Germany reinforced their deep-rooted economic ties today with the...

UAE solidifies leadership in solar energy, driving sustainability

UAE solidifies leadership in solar energy, driving sustainability

ABU DHABI, 2nd February, 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE has strengthened its global leadership in solar energy through substantial investments...

ADNOC Gas strengthens partnership with JERA Global Markets

ADNOC Gas strengthens partnership with JERA Global Markets

ABU DHABI, 27th January, 2025 (WAM) -- ADNOC Gas plc today announced the signing of a $450 million (AED1.653 billion) three-year liquefied...

European OECD countries lead nuclear power generation

European OECD countries lead nuclear power generation

ABU DHABI, 7th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Electricity generation from nuclear power in the countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...

Director General in Japan Supporting Nuclear Safety and Remediation

Director General in Japan Supporting Nuclear Safety and Remediation

Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director-General, tours the facility at Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Station during the first day of...

Aristo India launches 100% solar-powered facility in Bangalore, leads the green switch in sustainable manufacturing

Aristo India launches 100% solar-powered facility in Bangalore, leads the green switch in sustainable manufacturing

HT Syndication New Delhi [India], January 13: Aristo India, one of the country's premier names in home interior solutions with offerings...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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