Egypt to use daylight saving time again in a bid to save energy
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Egypt will again use daylight saving time this summer after a seven-year gap, the cabinet said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of government efforts to save energy. Last year the Egyptian Government announced a raft of rules to reduce government and commercial energy use so that the country could export […]
Europe’s south offers a warm welcome to energy migrants
Madrid, Spain/Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Software developer Victor Varlamov logs in every morning to work on a sunny Spanish island off the coast of Africa after the prospect of steep heating bills and a winter made harsher by the Ukraine war drove him to leave his adoptive home in Poland. He is not alone in pursuing […]
Growing number of Germans won’t be left in dark with blackout courses
Berlin, Germany Reuters Once purely the stuff of action movie plots, the prospect of the lights going out in Europe’s biggest economy has become a conceivable threat during the current energy crisis. Looking to be the heroes in a real-life blackout, a growing number of Germans are turning to citizens’ courses to learn how to […]
Ukrainian volunteers make ‘trench candles’ for troops from tin cans
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A group of Ukrainian volunteers has been making “trench candles” from tin cans for troops serving on the frontline as an energy crisis triggered by the war takes its toll on both the armed forces and civilians. Russian forces have increasingly targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure including power stations and the electricity grid, causing […]
Lights off, heat down: central Europe governments save power to set example
Prague, Czech Republic Reuters Turning off lights, lowering thermostats and installing motion detectors are among the ways central European governments have begun energy saving, as part of efforts to trim costs and avoid shortages in the incoming heating season to address cuts in gas supplies from Russia. Central Europe is vulnerable to the standoff with […]
Postcards: No tulips from Amsterdam? Gas crisis hits Dutch greenhouses
TOBY STERLING, of Reuters, reports from the Netherlands…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy warns Europe to brace for winter energy crisis
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters European leaders on Sunday sought to ease the impact of high energy prices across the continent, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of a difficult winter, even as he reported progress in a counter-offensive against Russian troops. Zelenskiy thanked his forces in his nightly address on Sunday for taking two settlements in […]
Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as crisis deepens
Havana, Cuba Reuters The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has cancelled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday. The capital, home to a fifth of the population of 11.2 million and centre of economic activity in Cuba, had been spared […]
Facing “severe” energy crisis, Pakistan reverts to five-day work week
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan will reduce its official work week to five days from six in a bid to reduce energy and fuel consumption as part of an energy conservation plan approved by the country’s cabinet on Tuesday, the information minister said. The move comes as hours-long power outages hit the South Asian country, with […]