The Sizewell C Devex Scheme has a total value of GBP5.5bn (€7.2bn) and it is expected to provide the greater flexibility to cover development expenditure costs up to and including FID, subject to appropriate Value for Money (VfM) assessments and approvals at the relevant time.

The CNY7.1bn (US$998m) transmission project will run for 1,271 km between the cities of Shenmu in northern Shaanxi to Lantian in the south.

Europe's fire season typically peaks in June to September, but climate change increases hot and dry conditions that have contributed to the fire season starting earlier and burning more land.

At the end of 2023, solar and wind accounted for nearly 24% of installed capacity in India, with respectively 73 GW and 45 GW, while hydropower capacity reached 52 GW.

Our benchmark BRENT has slipped in further escalating talks of SPR replenishment vis a vis supply conversations amidst the Chinese Data and US PMI data.We are at the confluence of both head and tail winds friends.

Brent were down 37 cents, or 0.48%, to $77.15 a barrel. WTI was 28 cents up from its Friday close of $73.55.

Global gas demand sustained its growth in 2023, increasing 59 Bcm (1.5%) from 2022. This trend is expected to continue in 2024 with a further estimated ~87 Bcm (2.1%) rise in demand.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her July Union budget announced that the Centre would partner with the private sector to establish Bharat Small Reactors and for research and development of SMRs.

Russian gas is delivered to Turkey via the Blue Stream and TurkStream pipelines, while a number of countries in southeast and central Europe still import Russian gas via TurkStream and onshore pipeline infrastructure.

Led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are due to add 180,000 barrels a day as they gradually restore output that’s been halted since 2022.

Switzerland currently has four nuclear reactors generating about one-third of its electricity. They all have an unlimited operating licence and can be operated as long as they are safe.

The Czech SMR roadmap, published and approved in 2023, sets out options for technology suppliers and identifies 45 potential sites as well as investor models. Its vision is for SMRs to complement large nuclear units from 2030s-40s onwards.

Brent were up 25 cents, or 0.31%, at $79.80 a barrel, WTI rose 17 cents, or 0.23%, to trade at $75.70.

From 2019 to 2023, the number of new reactors approved in China was six, four, five, 10 and 10 respectively, "showing an overall positive, safe and orderly development momentum", state-run China Energy News reported.

In 2023, nuclear power generation increased by 2% despite a slight decrease in total installed capacity.