Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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Angola Targets Potable Water to Province Capitals: Jornal
Angola, sub-Sahara Africa’s third-largest economy, is targeting potable water supplies to its provincial capitals by the end of 2017, Jornal de Angola reported, citing Water and Energy Minister Joao Baptista
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IEA Sees $1.6 Trillion in Clean-Energy Investments Through 2020
Investments in new clean-energy capacity will total $1.61 trillion through 2020 even as the expansion of renewables is expected to slow, the International Energy Agency said. Funding for power generation
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Renewable Energy Report Recommends Cutting Australia’s Target
Australia should weaken or phase out its renewable-energy target in favor of a lower-cost approach to cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, a panel appointed to review the plan recommended. The government
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U.S. Auditors Say Obama Climate Math Checks Out
Government auditors have taken a close look at a disputed calculation used by federal regulators to assess the long-term costs of carbon pollution. Their verdict: It was all done by the book. The hotly
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Myanmar’s Solar Ambitions Kickstarted With $480 Million ACO Pact
Myanmar will expand its sources of clean energy through an agreement with ACO Investment Group, a U.S.-based private-equity fund focusing on Asian emerging markets, to develop two solar-energy plants.
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U.K. Lawmakers Seek to Tighten Shale Gas Disclosure, Monitoring
U.K. lawmakers proposed to tighten shale-gas regulations, including a requirement to disclose the chemicals used and monitoring methane in groundwater, in amendments tabled by the main opposition Labour
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U.S. to Resume Nuclear Permits, Relicensing on Waste Rule
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will resume issuing licenses for new atomic reactors and allowing existing plants to extend operations after addressing flaws in its waste rules. The commission
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African Water Ministers Meet to Discuss Studies of Ethiopian Dam
Water ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan began discussing studies to determine what impact an Ethiopian hydropower dam being built on the main tributary of the Nile River will have on the two downstream
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G-Mex Spill May Be Worst in Recent Times, Authorities Say
A Grupo Mexico SAB chemical spill in two rivers looms as the worst environmental incident in Mexico’s recent mining history and damages could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, authorities said.
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India Court Dismisses Gujarat’s Appeal for Solar Rate Cut
An Indian court threw out an attempt by a government utility in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state to backtrack on contracts by cutting the rate paid to solar plants for their power. India’s