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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Morocco Courts Private Sector’s Help for $28 Billion Water Plan
Morocco’s government is appealing to private investors to help finance a 230 billion-dirham ($28 billion) water plan that the North African country hopes will ease stress on its resources. “Partnerships
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Hanergy to Build 50-Megawatt Solar Power Plant in China
Hanergy Solar Group Ltd. (566), a Hong Kong-based renewable-energy company, is planning a 50-megawatt solar project in eastern China that will cost 627.6 million yuan ($100.8 million). The project in
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India Said to Find U.S., China Dumped Solar Products
India has found U.S., Chinese, Taiwanese and Malaysian solar-equipment makers dumped products in the local market, according to a document sent to parties involved and obtained by Bloomberg News. The
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Glacial Region's Melt Past 'Point of No Return,' NASA Says
A rapidly melting glacial region of Antarctica has passed “the point of no return,” threatening to increase sea levels, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. “The collapse
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Paraguay Water Projects May Cost $2.4 Billion, BNamericas Says
Paraguay is considering $2.4 billion of potable water and sanitation works over the next five years, BNamericas reported, citing the landlocked South American nation’s public works and communications ministry.
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EDF Energies Nouvelles Completes 150-Megawatt Turkey Wind Farm
EDF Energies Nouvelles SA, a unit of Europe’s biggest power producer, completed a 150-megawatt wind farm in Turkey. The wind farm is in central Anatolia, EDF said today in a statement on its website.
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Chile Green Tax on Coal Increases Cheap Shale Gas Gamble
Chile is gambling on overcoming a looming energy crisis in the biggest copper-producing country by generating more power with U.S. shale gas, just as prices of the fuel are rising. President Michelle
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WPP Unit, Onzo Study Harvesting Smart-Meter Data
A unit of WPP Plc (WPP), the world’s biggest advertising agency, is working with Onzo Ltd. to study ways to harvest smart-meter data on household energy use that may be useful to customers. Kantar Group
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Power Decarbonization Cost Rises 22% to $44 Trillion, IEA Says
The cost of cutting carbon emissions from power generation enough to restrict global warming to safe levels is rising because growing coal use outweighs the progress in renewables, the International Energy
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Germany to Almost Double Water Cleanup Funds for Spree
Germany will almost double the funding to clean waters in the polluted Spree River that flow past Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office. The work planned by government-owned Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche