Power Plants

Russia planning attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Zelensky warns

Russia is planning to attack Ukrainian nuclear power plants and disconnect them from the energy grid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, warning that such attacks risk nuclear disaster. “Radiation does not respect state borders,” Zelensky said Wednesday in his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Since Russia “can’t defeat our …

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Egypt Independent October 7, 2024

Egypt refutes rumors claiming Siemens has withdrawn from operating power plants

The Egyptian government responded on Tuesday to online rumors claiming that the Siemens Company has reportedly withdrawn from operating the two largest power plants in Egypt due to a delay in its financial dues. The Cabinet’s Media Center said in an official statement that it had contacted the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy which …

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Egypt Independent July 10, 2024

Biden administration finalizes new rules for power plants in one of its most significant climate actions to-date

The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a highly anticipated suite of rules to cut hazardous, planet-warming pollution generated by power plants in one of its most significant environment and climate actions to-date. The Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules will compel coal and new natural gas power plants to either cut or capture 90% of their climate pollution …

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Egypt Independent April 26, 2024