Keywords: Electricity


Eni accelerates fusion energy strategy with ambition for commercial power in Europe before 2040

Italian energy company Eni is strengthening its long-term commitment to nuclear fusion, betting that the technology could eventually become a major source of low-carbon electricity and play an important role in Europe’s future energy system. The company is particularly interested in moving fusion......

Data center boom puts pressure on power grid in US oil country

The rapid expansion of data centers is putting additional pressure on the electricity network in the Permian Basin of West Texas, where rising power consumption from oil and gas operations is coinciding with growing demand from the technology sector. The Permian Basin has experienced a significant increase......

Morocco-Spain: Energy Dependency Becomes a Strategic Issue

Madrid has denied the existence of a plan to use gas or electricity as a means of pressure on Rabat. However, the increasing analyses in Spain discussing this hypothesis bring to the forefront a broader question: that of Morocco's energy vulnerability and the necessity to diversify its access points......

Renewable Energy: Morocco Prepares a New Generation of Gas Stations

Morocco is set to evolve the administrative framework applicable to gas station and filling station projects. A new circular from the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development is set to come into effect on October 31, 2026, aiming to make procedures clearer, more uniform, and better suited......

Italy records record electricity demand in July amid intense heat

Italy recorded its highest-ever electricity demand for the month of July, as an intense heatwave pushed up the use of air conditioning and other cooling systems across the country. According to data from the Italian electricity grid operator, electricity consumption reached approximately 32.5 terawatt-hours......

Rosatom says construction of Hungary’s Paks II nuclear plant remains on schedule

Construction work on Hungary’s Paks II nuclear power plant is continuing according to the agreed timetable, with activity accelerating at several key areas of the project, according to Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev. Likhachev said construction of the buildings and critical facilities......

Solar eclipse could temporarily cut European solar power output by nearly 10 gigawatts

Europe’s electricity system is preparing for a temporary disruption to solar power generation as a total solar eclipse is expected to cross parts of the continent on August 12. European energy authorities estimate that photovoltaic generation could fall by almost 10 gigawatts under clear-sky conditions. According......

Kenya warns rapid wind and solar growth is putting pressure on power grid

Kenya’s rapid expansion of wind and solar power is creating new challenges for the country’s electricity grid, with the national utility warning that fluctuations in renewable generation are increasing the risk of instability and adding to operating costs. Kenya Power said Tuesday that variable......

Jellyfish swarm forces EDF to shut down three reactors at Gravelines nuclear plant

A massive influx of jellyfish has forced French energy company EDF to shut down three reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France. The unusual incident occurred on Monday, when large numbers of jellyfish entered the plant's seawater pumping stations. EDF announced the reactor......