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World 19 Mar 2025 | 05:16 PM

Egypt, Siemens to build 500-megawatt wind farm in Gulf of Suez

CAIRO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) signed on Wednesday an agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to establish a 500-megawatt wind power plant in the Gulf of Suez.

Nation 26 Feb 2025 | 01:28 AM

Data centres in Malaysia use 434.5 megawatts, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 434.5 megawatts were used by 19 data centres nationwide as of last December, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Aseanplus News 29 Mar 2025 | 09:27 AM

China aims to have Xinghuo, world’s first fusion-fission power plant, running by 2030

If 100 megawatt hybrid plant is on schedule, it could put China decades ahead of comparable efforts in the rest of the world

Metro News 21 June 2024 | 11:00 PM

Megawatt makeover with murals

IN AN urban landscape, where concrete and steel often dominate, the inclusion of art can significantly alter the aesthetics and feel of a city.

Other Sports 12 Feb 2024 | 01:28 AM

NFL-Superstar Swift brings megawatt star power to Super Bowl

LAS VEGAS - Pop superstar Taylor Swift took her seat at the Super Bowl on Sunday to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers, providing a jolt of megawatt excitement to the Vegas blockbuster and ending a week-long will-she-won’t-she saga that has dominated the lead-up to the football event of the year.

Energy 30 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Sembcorp’s Mandalay power plant faces problems

SINGAPORE: A power plant in Myanmar built and operated by Singapore's Sembcorp Industries has experienced a power trip because of grid failure following an earthquake that hit the country last Friday.

World 9 July 2023 | 10:11 PM

Iraq loses 5,000 megawatts of electricity as Iran reduces gas supplies

BAGHDAD, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has said Iraq lost 5,000 megawatts of electricity because of a shortage of gas supply by Iran, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported Sunday.

Technology 19 Mar 2025 | 10:12 AM

Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

BOSTON (Reuters) -Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were alarmed when a big chunk of those centers - 60 of them - suddenly dropped off the grid one day last summer and switched to on-site generators.

World 28 Mar 2025 | 09:57 AM

Russia says Ukraine 'virtually destroys' gas infrastructure in Sudzha

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of attacking its energy facilities despite a moratorium on such strikes, saying a gas infrastructure unit in the town of Sudzha had been destroyed and reserving the right to hit back against such attacks.

World 25 Feb 2023 | 07:39 PM

Jordan launches 200-megawatt solar power plant

AMMAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Saturday inaugurated a 200-megawatt solar power plant in the capital Amman, state-run Petra news agency reported.

World 27 Mar 2025 | 04:28 PM

Kenya's electricity consumption increase in second half of 2024

NAIROBI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's electricity consumption increased in the last six months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, the energy regulator said on Thursday.

Myanmar 15 Dec 2022 | 10:05 AM

Myanmar plans to generate over 8,100 megawatts of power from wind project

YANGON (Eleven Media Group/Asia News Network): Six sites of the wind power project that will be jointly conducted by Myanmar and Russia, will be able to produce more than 8,100 megawatts of electricity, sources said.

Technology 27 Mar 2025 | 07:30 AM

A fire plunged Heathrow airport into darkness. A nearby data centre kept humming. Why?

A gleaming new data centre sits less than half a mile from the electric substation where a fire plunged Heathrow Airport into darkness last week. The data centre's own power was also cut that day. But no one who relied on it would have noticed, thanks to a bank of batteries and backup generators designed to kick in instantly.

Corporate News 27 Mar 2025 | 10:07 AM

Cypark returns to the black

PETALING JAYA: Cypark Resources Bhd has returned to the black in its third quarter ended Jan 31, 2025, as it recorded a net profit of RM8.76mil compared with a net loss of RM27.98mil in the previous corresponding period.

World 24 Mar 2022 | 06:41 PM

UAE adds 1,400 megawatts of nuclear energy to national electricity grid

ABU DHABI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has added 1,400 megawatts of zero-carbon emission electricity to its national grid, following the start of commercial operations of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant's Unit 2.

Technology 26 Mar 2025 | 04:49 PM

Microsoft pulls back from more data center leases in US and Europe, analysts say

(Reuters) -Microsoft has abandoned data center projects set to use 2 gigawatts of electricity in the U.S. and Europe in the last six months due to an oversupply relative to its current demand forecast, TD Cowen analysts said on Wednesday.

Corporate News 26 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

YTL Power expected to gain from stronger AI earnings 

YTL Power International Bhd may gain from stronger than anticipated earnings from its artificial intelligence (AI) based data centres (AI-DC) on strong margins.

Economy 13 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Agrivoltaics may transform agriculture

Solar power in agriculture should be studied as one of the most promising approaches to generating clean energy in Vietnam, according to economists and business insiders.

China 26 Mar 2025 | 07:03 AM

Apple CEO Tim Cook hails China's innovation capabilities

BEIJING: Chinese software developers' creativeness is "second to none", and more Chinese mobile applications will succeed globally with greater international influence, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday (March 25) in an interview with China Daily in Beijing.

World 25 Mar 2025 | 04:16 PM

Ethiopia's Koysha Hydropower Dam reaches 65 pct completion

ADDIS ABABA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government has announced that construction of the Koysha Hydropower Dam has reached 65 percent, with coordinated efforts underway to ensure the project's timely completion.

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