Energy Stories from Around the World

Pakistan’s electricity grid collapsed because of voltage fluctuations, leaving an estimated 220 million people without power for a whole day. It was the third near-complete grid failure in South Asia in the past three months.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced a resolution to repeal President Joe Biden’s suspension of import tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations. The move is aimed at propping up domestic solar manufacturers, which have struggled to compete with cheaper panels made overseas.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government plans to import electricity and to get more energy from renewable sources, Al Jazeera reports. It comes amid a prolonged energy crisis that has caused frequent power cuts in the country.

Plans have been unveiled for a second major hydrogen production plant in Germany. The €1 billion ($1.1 billion) facility would use solar parks to convert renewable energy into hydrogen.

South Korea intends to double energy vouchers to help poorer families cope with high heating costs amid a prolonged cold snap. The government says the increase in bills has been inevitable due to a near tenfold growth in global natural gas prices since 2021.

Italy plans to review and extend existing relief measures aimed at helping families and firms cope with high energy prices. It is also looking at measures to encourage savings on energy bills, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said.

Argentina says it has agreed a $540 million deal to extend natural gas pipelines and related infrastructure linked to the country’s Vaca Muerta basin. The huge shale formation is seen as key to Argentina’s push to grow its economy while reducing its reliance on expensive energy imports.

The UK’s National Grid has requested coal-fired power plants to be warmed up as a winter contingency measure, as cold weather pushes up electricity demand. A scheme to pay customers to use less power has also begun.

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