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A new government, led by the Move Forward Party, should pay heed to high living costs and expensive electricity bills and continue to promote the domestic steel industry, says Somsak Leeswadtrakul, a steel magnate and philanthropist.

Bangkok Post

Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Reduced North American Gas Output

June Nymex natural gas (NGM23 ) on Monday closed up +0.109 (+4.81%). Jun nat-gas Monday climbed to a 2-week high and closed sharply higher. Nat-gas prices have carryover support from last Friday on signs of reduced future U.S. nat-has production when Baker Hughes reported that the number of active U.S....

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South Africa can keep coal fired plants running longer, climate committee says

South Africa's climate policy body on Monday suggested the government could delay retiring its ageing coal-fired power plants to address electricity shortages and said a power crisis had put the country on track to meet its climate goals anyway.

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Consumers object to proposals for hiking power tariffs

At the fourth and final public hearing organised by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission here, domestic and industrial category consumers termed the proposals unjustifiable and, in certain aspects, unsound.

The Hindu

London woman, 95, unable to use breathing machine due to persistent home flooding

Asabu Laher, 95, is receiving end-of-life care at her council-run house in Clapham, south London

The Guardian - UK

Venezuelan bills for power and water soar as subsidies cut back

Venezuelans are battling fast-rising utility bills as subsidies from the cash-strapped government dwindle, leaving many paying large chunks of their salaries for electricity and water despite regular blackouts and mains water shut-offs.

Reuters

Madrid's shantytown: Life without power in Canada Real

It is one of Europe’s largest shantytowns. Canada Real in the Spanish capital Madrid is just 15 kilometres away from the landmark square Puerta del Sol. A side of the city few tourists see. Conditions were already poor in much of the neighbourhood and then, in October 2020, the electricity…

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UK could unlock £70bn a year in renewable energy, report claims

Plausible for UK to become global clean energy superpower if investment is ramped up

The Guardian - UK

NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

In a vertical city like New York, any serious effort to address climate change has to focus on the greenhouse gas emissions caused by buildings

The Independent UK

Practice what you preach

Political parties promised several populist pledges for the general election to entice voters, including a controversial 10,000-baht handout via digital wallets to those aged 16 and over; a hike in minimum daily wages to 600 baht; an increase of minimum monthly salaries for university graduates to 25,000 baht; debt suspension…

Bangkok Post

Tariff revision: public hearing in Thiruvananthapuram on May 15

The commission will hear the views of consumers and other stakeholders on the KSEB proposals for revising electricity tariffs for the fiscals from 2023-24 to 2026-27.

The Hindu

Off-grid solar brings light, time and income to remotest villages

In Indonesia's far-east island of Sumba, off-grid solar is lighting up lives for residents still living out of reach of the country's national electricity provider

The Independent UK

TNERC rejects Tangedco plea for collecting cost from consumers over installation of distribution transformers

Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has rejected a plea to review its verdict that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (Tangedco) is not entitled to collect both development charges and extension/estimate cost from the consumer while effecting new service connection.

The Hindu

KSEB unveils capacity building policy for meeting emerging challenges in power sector

Formation of an efficient research and development team, a credit-based incentive system for employees, and a slew of programmes to develop their technical and managerial skills are among the highlights of the new ‘Capacity building policy’ unveiled by the Kerala State Electricity Board

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The gas and electricity bill has rocketed from £15,000 to £50,000

Dublin Live

Cheaper electricity bills on the way thanks to offshore wind investment, says Eamon Ryan

The Environment and Energy Minister was speaking after the announcement that four offshore windfarms have successfully bid in an auction to supply electricity to the mainland

Bangkok Post

Crypto miners ‘stole B500,000 a month worth of electricity’

SAMUT PRAKAN: Authorities have seized cryptocurrency mining hardware worth more than 5 million baht from two houses in Samut Prakan where electricity theft exceeded 500,000 baht a month.

ABC News

WA government promises 'genuine' cost of living relief, but it's not enough for everyone

The cost of living crisis has upended Sandra Davis' retirement plans, and she says this week's state budget won't be enough to change that.

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Four enforcement orders served on businesses in Ireland for food past use-by date and unsafe storage

The FSAI served three closure orders and one prohibition order, with one business having no electricity or working boiler on site

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Nat-Gas Prices Jump as Active U.S. Nat-Gas Rigs Plunge

June Nymex natural gas (NGM23 ) on Friday closed up +0.076 (+3.47%). Jun nat-gas prices Friday jumped to a 1-1/2 week high and closed sharply higher. Above-normal U.S. temperatures have increased demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning. According to BNEF data, gas demand for power generation is at the...

Newcastle Herald

"Dirty Deeds" report lifts lid on power station's environmental impact

Vales Point Power Station and its associated coal mining operations have had 57 licence breaches over the 23 years.

The Hindu

Domestic tariff slabs reduced from 4 to 2 for Bescom consumers

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), on May 12, Friday, announced non-telescopic tariff slabs for the domestic consumers of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom), under which the number of tariff slabs would be reduced from four to two. However, the same would not be applicable to LT industrial consumers

Reason

Is Biden Replacing Bad Border Policy With Worse Border Policy?

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The Hindu

Steep hike of average 70 paise per unit in power tariff across categories

The new tariff will be applicable from April 2023. Electricity supply companies (Escoms) across Karnataka had submitted tariff revision proposals to the commission in November 2022.

Reuters

Baltic nations might bring forward cut-off from Russian power grid

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are considering speeding up a plan to disconnect the Baltic region's electricity supply from Russia's grid.

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