electricity

Electricity demand on the rise in Uruguay

Published on: April 19, 2026
19:03

Montevideo, April 19 (Prensa Latina) Electricity demand in Uruguay has grown by 20 percent in the last five years, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM).

Biden unveils plan for solar power to produce 45% electricity by 2050

Published on: September 9, 2021
07:43

Washington, Sept 9 (Prensa Latina) The Biden administration on Wednesday released a report showing how the United States could boost its use of solar power as much as 45% of US electricity use by 2050, an effort that could help the country meet goals to limit climate change, a study revealed.

Cuba recovers from electricity damages caused by hurricane Ida

Published on: September 1, 2021
11:02

Havana, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Work to recover electricity service in Cuba caused by Hurricane Ida is reportedly close to completion.

Actions by Spanish Government to lower electricity rates valued

Published on: August 13, 2021
08:17

Madrid, (Prensa Latina) The parliamentary spokesman for the left-wing Izquierda Unida in Congress, Enrique Santiago, valued actions to lower the electricity rates projected by the Government of Spain.

Russian corporation surpasses Soviet record in generating electricity

Published on: August 4, 2021
16:15

Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The general director of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM), Alexei Lijachov, said on Wednesday that the consortium generated 215.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity during 2020, a figure higher than the Soviet maximum.

Lebanese power company warns of total blackout in country

Published on: August 1, 2021
08:54

Beirut, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Electricité du Liban state power company issued a statement warning that in a few days Lebanon may face a total blackout due to lack of fuel, spare parts and necessary maintenance.

Storms leave over 145,000 Czechs without power

Published on: June 30, 2021
16:45

Prague, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) At least 145,000 people were left without electricity service on Wednesday, due to storms that hit the Czech Republic and interrupted railway service in several regions, local media reported.

Panama to reduce electricity prices by using renewable energies

Published on: June 3, 2021
00:15

Panama, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Panama will reduce electricity prices with the transformation of the energy matrix supported by clean energy and policies for the sector, local media reported.

Lebanon at risk of total outage

Published on: May 7, 2021
09:10

Beirut, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Lebanon is today at risk of total blackout due to the emergency of scraping up US million to buy fuel, The Daily Star reported today.

Sri Lanka to install 7,000 rural solar plants

Published on: March 30, 2021
09:14

Colombo, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka will install seven thousand rural solar plants in an equal number of villages within the framework of a program under the name 'Electricity for All', according to the press.

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