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South Africa's Eskom considering asset sales, staff cuts after big loss
South Africa's struggling state-run power firm Eskom said on Monday it was considering cutting staff and selling assets after reporting a $171 million loss which underlined the ...
TECHNOLOGY
Britain to hand out 557 million pounds of renewables funding via auctions
The British government said on Monday it will distribute up to 557 million pounds ($732 million) in subsidies for less-established renewable energy sources through auctions that...
NON-CYCLICAL CONSUMER GOODS
RPT-Japan's Kansai region a major battleground for gas and electric utilities
Retail power and gas heavyweights Kansai Electric Power and Osaka Gas are locked in a struggle for dominance in the Kansai region, whose economy is nearly the size of South Kore...
MARKET
UPDATE 1-Egypt hikes gas prices by up to 75 pct in IMF-backed austerity plan
Egypt said on Saturday it was raising the price of natural gas for home and commercial use by up to 75 percent, the latest move in an IMF-backed austerity programme that has lef...
UTILITIES
GLOBAL LNG-Prices slide as demand retreats in Japan, China, South Korea
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices softened for another week as the focus of purchasing activity switched to September, encountering weak demand, new supply and a fal...
UTILITIES
Naftogaz clarifies stance on Gazprom, says owed more than $2.56 bln
Ukraine's Naftogaz on Friday clarified its stance on negotiations with Gazprom by saying that the Russian gas producer must pay it more than $2.56 billion. "As we told Ga...
UTILITIES
Japan's Kansai region a major battleground for gas and electric utilities
Retail power and gas heavyweights Kansai Electric Power and Osaka Gas are locked in a struggle for dominance in the Kansai region, whose economy is nearly the size of South Kore...
ENERGY
S.Korea LNG imports set to ease from record as power firms guzzle less gas
South Korean imports of liquefied natural gas are set to ease from record levels racked up in the first-half of the year, with appetite for the fuel from utilities seen fading a...
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