Keywords: Energy


Cuba restores national power grid after third nationwide blackout in less than 10 days

Cuba has restored its national electricity grid after experiencing its third complete nationwide blackout in less than 10 days, highlighting the persistent challenges facing the island's fragile energy infrastructure. The latest outage left millions of residents without electricity after a disruption......

EU countries challenge new carbon pricing plan for fuel as climate policy debate intensifies

A group of European Union countries is calling for a rethink of a planned carbon pricing system for transport fuels, raising new questions over the future direction of the bloc’s climate policy. Ten member states, including Italy and Poland, have expressed concerns about the proposed measure,......

China rejects US sanctions plan targeting buyers of Russian oil

China has strongly rejected a proposed United States sanctions framework aimed at countries that continue purchasing Russian oil, warning that it would oppose measures it considers unilateral and incompatible with international law. The statement comes as a bipartisan group of US senators advances legislation......

UK’s FTSE 100 edges lower as Middle East tensions weigh on investor sentiment

London’s stock market moved slightly lower on Wednesday as renewed concerns over geopolitical tensions in the Middle East encouraged investors to adopt a cautious stance. The decline was mainly driven by weakness in mining companies, which offset gains recorded by energy stocks benefiting from......

Oil prices rise as Strait of Hormuz tensions fuel market uncertainty

Global oil prices moved higher as investors reacted to renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with developments around the Strait of Hormuz increasing concerns about potential disruptions to global energy supplies. Both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures recorded gains......

Democratic lawmakers criticize US policy toward Cuba after congressional visit

A group of Democratic members of the United States Congress has criticized Washington's current policy toward Cuba, arguing that recent measures have worsened the island's humanitarian and economic challenges. The lawmakers made their remarks after a multi-day visit to Cuba, where they met......

Lithuania warns of potential Russian infrastructure attacks and strengthens security measures

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has said the country has intelligence indicating that Russia is preparing potential attacks targeting critical infrastructure, prompting authorities to reinforce security measures around key energy and transport facilities. Speaking in an interview published on Wednesday,......

Strait of Hormuz tensions highlight the strategic importance of the Strait of Gibraltar

Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are drawing renewed attention to the strategic importance of the Strait of Gibraltar, reinforcing Morocco's role as a key gateway for global maritime trade and international logistics. The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world's most critical energy......

Solar power becomes the European Union's largest electricity source in June

Solar energy became the largest source of electricity generation in the European Union during June, marking another milestone in the bloc's transition toward renewable energy, according to new analysis from energy think tank Ember. The report found that solar power accounted for approximately 25%......