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In the case of serious shortages this winter, Finland may be forced to shut down 40 per cent of the country’s road lights.

Russian airstrikes inflicted more damage on Ukraine on Thursday, with the latest barrage smashing into energy infrastructure, apartment buildings and an industrial site.

Rishi Sunak’s government, preparing tax hikes and public service cuts for Britons and undermining energy independence by banning fracking, is bragging that it is the biggest donor to a fund to build up Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

German lawmakers approved a plan to keep the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants until mid-April.

Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán criticised those clamouring to scrap Russian gas, saying they offered no realistic alternative, only criticism.

164 feet of Nord Stream One is gone following the alleged sabotage of the pipelines, which is confirmed to have been caused by an explosion.

A new gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80% complete, but it has already drawn visits from the leaders of Poland and Germany.

A govt-appointed expert panel proposed a two-stage system for distributing up to 200 billion euros in subsidies to easeb high energy prices.

Members of the public lost patience with ‘Just Stop Oil’ climate change activists blocking traffic in London, dragging them bodily from the road in the absence of police action.

Truss defended her agenda: “Whenever there is change, there is disruption. And not everybody will be in favour… But everyone will benefit”.

The EU vowed to introduce checks on key infrastructure, including energy, after the suspected sabotage of pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

The prosecutor in charge of the investigation into leaks from pipelines said Tuesday that he has ordered the area to be closed

There is a “significant risk” of gas shortages that would see gas-powered power plants go offline this winter, the UK energy regulator warned.

Sweden has sent a vessel capable of “advanced diving missions” to the Baltic Sea area where undersea pipelines ruptured.

Climate extremist group Just Stop Oil has blockaded Downing Street, site of the Prime Minister’s official residence, and say they will not leave “until their demands are met”. 

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies.

The Prime Minister of Estonia has warned that her country faces blackouts if Russia disconnects the three Baltic states — all NATO and EU members — from its grid amid the ongoing Russo-Western sanctions war. 

The new British government has confirmed a massive energy subsidy programme and widespread deregulation and tax reform for businesses.

The German government said Wednesday that it has agreed to nationalize the country’s biggest natural gas importer.

Britain said it will cap wholesale energy bills for businesses this winter to ensure companies don’t go bust amid soaring energy prices.

Police in the German capital of Berlin are preparing emergency plans in anticipation of a possible collapse of the energy grid over the winter.

Tens of thousands of ‘Czech Republic First’ protesters are on the streets of Prague demanding their government adopt a neutral posture in the Ukraine war as energy prices go out of control.

Boris Johnson had committed to ending all coal burning in the UK by 2024, but the next government would not be bound by such promise.

Gazprom stopped the flow of natural gas through a major pipeline early Wednesday, a move it signalled in advance and says will be temporary.

Russia has reduced the amount of gas it is sending to a major energy company in France, the Prime Minister of which has already warned that energy rationing over the winter is now on the cards.

UK residents will see an 80 per cent increase in their annual household energy bills, the country’s energy regulator announced Friday, following a record 54 per cent spike in April. That will bring costs for the average customer from 1,971 pounds ($2,332) a year to 3,549 pounds.

Germany can’t close its nuclear plants quick enough, but France is working to keep theirs online, temporarily setting aside green rules.

(AFP) – Russian energy giant Gazprom suspended gas supplies to Latvia on Saturday following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and U.S. sanctions against Russia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has introduced a new plan to help ease the ongoing energy crisis for the upcoming winter, including subsidies for home heating and a bailout of a major gas supplier.

A group of Polish lawmakers presented Germany with a proposal to lease the country’s nuclear power plants, which are set to be shut down.

Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance.

BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany’s decision to reactivate coal and oil-fired power plants to relieve energy shortages because of the war in Ukraine is only temporary and his government remains committed to doing “everything” to combat the climate crisis.

President Joe Biden laughed off a question Friday about criticism of his fist-bump with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Nordstream One shut down for annual maintenance on Monday amid German concern that Russia may not resume the flow of gas as scheduled.

G7 Leaders pledged Monday to work together to curb climate change while ensuring energy security for their citizens.

The European Commission meets Friday to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine’s bid for EU candidacy, the fastest such decision ever.