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Photovoltaic project launched in Sichuan to reduce poverty

Aphotovoltaic(PV)project,aimingatreducingpoverty,hasgoneintooperationinaremotecountyinsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.China'sstateenergygiantStatePowerInvestmen

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Cambodia’s electricity access expanding

ByAPDwriterKinRathaPhnomPenh,March22,(APD)-TheWorldBank(WB)onThursdaysaidthatCambodiapowergridhasexpandedto71.5percentandthereliabilityofelectricitysupplycanbei

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Reports: China’s SGCC eyes share of German electricity grid

TheStateGridCorporationofChina(SGCC),oneoftheworld'slargestutilityfirms,islikelytoacquireashareofthenortheastGermanelectricitygrid,GermanmediareportedonFriday.T

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Laos to sell electricity to Myanmar: official

LaosandMyanmararemullinganelectricityagreementtoempowerLaos'developmentneeds,localdailyVientianeTimesquotedaseniorLaoofficialassayingonTuesday.OfficeHeadoftheLa

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Saudi Arabia starts 2018 with gasoline, power tariff hike and new tax

SaudiArabiastartedonMondaythehikeoflocalgasolinepricesandelectricitytariffandtheactivationofthevalue-addedtax(VAT).Aboutgasoline,theOctane91willsellfor1.37riyal

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Tesla mega-battery in Australia activated

Theworld'slargestlithiumionbatteryhasbegundispensingpowerintoanelectricitygridinSouthAustralia.The100-megawattbattery,builtbyTesla,wasofficiallyactivatedonFrida

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Renewable energy capable of powering majority of Australian homes

AstudybytheAustralianRenewableEnergyIndex(AREI)hasfoundthatAustralia'srenewableenergysectorproducesenoughelectricitytopower70percentofthenation'shomes.ThefirstA

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Who is behind Gaza’s renewed electricity crisis?

TheGazaStripisinthemidstofanelectricityshortagethathasleftresidentswithjustafewhoursofpoweraday,turningmanyaspectsofeverydaylifeintheHamas-ruledterritoryupsided

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Egypt sends fuel to Gaza to ease power crisis

EgypthassentfueltruckstotheGazaStriptohelptheregiondealwithanenergycrisis.TherareshipmenttemporarilyeasedcripplingelectricityshortagesintheHamas-ruledenclave,bu

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China opts not to approve new nuclear power unit construction in 2016

China approved no new nuclear power unit projects in 2016, noting the nation's weak electricity consumption market. The only nuclear power unit that launched operations in 2016 was one in Fangchenggang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which was approved at a State Council meeting in December 2015. In 2015, China approved eight nuclear power unit projects, reported Thepaper.cn.

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Three Gorges Corp. generates 206 bln kwh of electricity in 2016

​Four large hydropower stations run by China Three Gorges Corporation generated 206.06 billion kwh of electricity in 2016, the highest on record, the company said Monday.

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Rwanda unveils ambitious methane gas power plant

​Rwanda has unveiled a mega methane gas power plant, the Kivu-Watt Gas Power project, which is expected to produce 100 megawatts (MW) from Lake Kivu in Western Province, a methane-rich water body.

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Vietnam completes transmission line to import electricity from Laos

The 220kV Xekaman1-Pleiku2 transmission line in Vietnam's territory, which transmits electricity from Laos to Vietnam, has been completed, Vietnam's National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT) said Wednesday.

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China's coal-producing province to reform electricity pricing

​A reform plan to open the electricity market in China's major coal-producing province of Shanxi was unveiled Tuesday, the latest effort by officials to let the market play a bigger role in the power system..

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S. African police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters

​Police on Wednesday fired rubber bullets at protesters during a protest against poor service delivery in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg.

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Chinese solar equipments to light up Rio 2016 Olympics

Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil, where the 2014 World Cup final was held, will be back into the spotlight at Rio 2016 Olympic Games, powered by Chinese solar equipments.

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Fire at British power station affects electricity supply

​A fire at a British power station close to London has affected the station output, operator RWE npower confirmed Monday.