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Ukraine resumes electricity exports to European countries despite fierce Russian attacks
Fp Staff •The 400-megawatt capacity is 'only a start' as Ukraine pursues a long-term goal of becoming 'truly integrated' into Europe's network, which would increase its security of supply and help its neighbours' exchange electricity
India's electricity consumption dips 0.74 pc to 127.52 billion units in March
•The contraction in power consumption is mainly because of widespread rains due to western disturbances in the country and low temperature in March
Clean energy goals: Scientists discover new method to make electricity out of nothing but air
Mehul Das •Scientists have discovered a new hydrogen-consuming enzyme named huc. The enzyme comes from a common soil bacterium and was able to generate an electrical current using the atmosphere as an energy source, thus making electricity out of thin air.
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses power for sixth time since war began: Why this is dangerous
Fp Explainers •Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles on Thursday, knocking out power to Zaporizhzhia — Europe’s largest nuclear power station. This has caused concern with UN watchdog chief saying ‘if we allow this to continue time after time then one day our luck will run out’
Ukraine plans no more outages to ration electricity, has been able to amass power reserves, says energy minister
•After multiple battlefield setbacks and scaling down its troop operation to Ukraine's east and south, Russia in October began bombing the country's energy infrastructure, leaving millions without power and heat for days at end
Asia set to use half of world's electricity by 2025: International Energy Agency
•By contrast, Africa — home to almost a fifth of world's nearly 8 billion inhabitants — will account for just 3% of global electricity consumption in 2025
Electricity consumption in China set to rise by 6 per cent this year
Fp Staff •The most optimistic forecasts say China’s business and consumer activity might revive as early as the first quarter of this year
SPM-NIWAS: How an institution seeks to transform water and sanitation services to millions
Vini Mahajan •The Government of India has been implementing transformational programmes to enhance 'ease of living' by ensuring basic facilities and essential services
Torrent Power aims to buy 1.1 GW of clean energy projects from RenNew: Report
Trendingdesk •Renewable energy sources account for 1.068GW of Torrent Power's total 4.16GW generation capacity. A 715MW capacity for renewable energy is also being developed by the Torrent Group.
Lights Out: How the US power grid continues to be a target for terrorists
•Tens of thousands of people lost electricity over the weekend after one or more people opened fire on two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, North Carolina. This attack is reminiscent of the others that have taken place in the past, illustrating how these facilities are vulnerable