Energy supply

99 percent of Spain’s power supply restored after blackout, authorities say
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to meet the National Security Council as Spain seeks to figure out what happened.

Stay home, Spanish PM urges citizens as Iberian power outage continues

Keir Starmer bets on green patriotism to beat fossil fuels — and Farage

Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat

Trump officials pressure world’s top energy agency to drop climate mission

Ed Miliband buys off his critics on Chinese forced labor … for now

UK’s Miliband: We can work with US and China on energy security
Trump official rips climate policy at London energy summit
Acting Assistant Secretary Tommy Joyce also took aim at Joe Biden’s climate legacy.
UK looks to shore up safety of undersea pipelines amid Russia threat
There is “a real fragility” in energy infrastructure security, one expert warned.
Russia and US discuss restarting Nord Stream pipelines, Kremlin says
EU countries are against reviving the ruptured gas links, which experts say will also prove legally difficult — even if there’s an American buyout.
The EU and its sovereignty: Almaraz power plant is a turning point
Losing Almaraz would be a loss for both the region and Europe. Let’s not harm our competitiveness and energy security when they are needed most.
PMQs: Starmer wins as Badenoch’s scattergun approach falls flat
The Tory leader went for the government on the Chagos Islands and oil drilling — but didn’t hone an effective argument.
Trump’s gas boom pledge is good for Europe. If he can deliver.
Both sides may want it politically, but the U.S. president can’t instantly boost exports and firms don’t necessarily want to “drill, baby, drill.”
‘If you compromise with totalitarian systems, you will pay a high price’
In a new book, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner urges the U.S. and Europe to join together in a “Freedom Trade Alliance” against China, Russia and other autocracies.
Pro-Russian Moldovan separatists refuse EU gas despite humanitarian crisis warnings
Leaked correspondence shows Transnistria was offered alternatives to Russian gas amid a winter energy catastrophe — but officials said no.
Russia cuts off gas to Moldovan separatists, risking humanitarian crisis
The Moscow-backed breakaway region is unable to heat homes after being cut off by Kremlin patrons.
Brits could get free electricity if they live near new pylons
Amid a backlash against net zero, officials are looking at a drastic anti-NIMBY measure.
Seizing Europe’s industrial and decarbonized future
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europe’s competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
We won’t let local opposition block energy projects, UK minister says
Michael Shanks tells POLITICO: “We can’t just keep saying: ‘Yes, we need the infrastructure, but please don’t build it here.’”
Big Tech’s AI dream turns into Ireland’s energy nightmare
Energy-hungry artificial intelligence is stressing Ireland’s power grids, jeopardizing the country’s position as Europe’s tech hub.
Von der Leyen’s first 100 days: What she’s promised, what it means and what she’ll really deliver
The Commission president is promising to move quickly with far-reaching reforms. How credible is her plan?
Germany taunts Donald Trump again despite Republican outrage
Berlin escalates feud with former US president, even though he could soon regain the White House.
Keir Starmer’s ‘impossible’ pledge
Clean power by 2030 is the hardest thing Britain’s new leader has promised to do. Is his JFK-inspired crack team up to the job?
Hungary FM teases more Gazprom contracts after huge blowup with EU ministers
Foreign Minister Szijjártó sat down for three hours with the CEO of the Russian energy giant.
Germany zeroes in on Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline explosions
Nord Stream gas pipelines running from Russia to Germany blew up in September 2022.
Teresa Ribera faces nuclear hurdle to running EU green policy
Nuclear-friendly lawmakers and countries like France don’t want the EU’s potential next green chief to thwart an atomic revival.
You’ve had two years: EU eyerolls at Hungary’s request for help with Russian oil
After failing to reduce their reliance on Moscow for energy, Hungary and Slovakia now want help from Brussels.
Slovakia proposes ‘technical solution’ to unblock Russian oil supplies
Slovakia and Hungary have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies.
Hungary demands EU action against Ukraine as Russian oil spat escalates
Budapest argues it’s facing an energy crunch after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Moscow’s oil transiting the country.
Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies
Sky-high prices and electricity shortages could hit Hungarians within “weeks” after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Russian oil passing through its territory.