Inside a Billion Loan Project, Led by World Bank, Aims to Expand Electricity in Africa
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Inside a $35 Billion Loan Project, Led by World Bank, Aims to Expand Electricity in Africa

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on electric-power generation in Africa’s history. The World Bank, African Development Bank and others are…

Start of Eaton Fire Focus Attention on Southern California Edison
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Start of Eaton Fire Focus Attention on Southern California Edison

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Early on the evening of Jan. 7, a resident of a neighborhood of homes backed up against the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California saw what he described as a bright white light, and then a small fire at the base of an…

Storm Eowyn Leaves a Third of Ireland Without Power
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Storm Eowyn Leaves a Third of Ireland Without Power

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hundreds of thousands of people were without power on Friday in Ireland, an extraordinarily high number for the small country, as a powerful storm moved its way across the island, bringing record-breaking winds and disrupting travel. The storm, named Eowyn, was expected to…

L.A. Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized
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L.A. Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Power lines near the Eaton and Palisades fires in the Los Angeles area were on when those blazes started on Tuesday, which energy experts said was concerning because electrical equipment has often ignited infernos during periods of high wind in California and elsewhere….

Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
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Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for $16.4 billion. The deal reflects the key role that natural gas is likely to play in meeting fast-rising U.S. electricity demand. The cash-and-stock deal, announced…