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FEATURE-Affordable solar schemes light way to energy for all in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Aug 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Innovative
ways to pay for solar power systems could make clean energy
affordable for many of Zimbabwe's 1.5 million households that
lack electricity, campaigners say.

Back to basics: Adam Sieminski on global oil prices, fundamentals and more

In the 100th episode of Capitol Crude, Platts senior editor Brian Scheid talks with Adam Sieminski, administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, on the state of the global oil market.

High natural gas-fired generation leads to rare summer net national weekly storage draw

(Mon, 08 Aug 2016) Working natural gas storage inventories posted a rare summer net withdrawal of 6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ending July 29, 2016, according to EIA's Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. Record-high consumption of natural gas for electric power generation drove this withdrawal.

Chile: A Hotbed for Renewable Energy Investment

With over 6,000 km of coastline, 123 active volcanoes and numerous deserts and mountains, Chile’s renewable energy market is teeming with potential.

Australia, New Zealand shares rally with banks leading gains

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Australian shares
rallied on Monday, tracking Wall Street's positive lead with
banks, miners and energy companies leading gains, while New
Zealand stocks were near last week's record high.

China Shanxi province-owned large coal miners can extend debt maturities - Xinhua

SHANGHAI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Seven large Shanxi
province-owned coal miners will be permitted to extend the
maturities of some existing debt, the official Xinhua news
agency reported Sunday, citing a document released by the Shanxi
branch of China's banking regulator.

Oil prices rise on renewed output freeze talks, but fundamentals remain weak

SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early
trading on Monday, lifted by reports of renewed talks by some
members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC) to restrain output.

Evicted from Tanzanian wetland, herders win 10-year battle for compensation

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ten
years after losing their homes and grazing lands in a "brutal"
eviction from a vast Tanzanian wetland, a group of more than 600
farmers have won their battle for compensation.

U.S. proposes U.N. approve 4,000-strong force for S.Sudan's Juba

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The United States proposed
on Sunday that the United Nations Security Council authorize a
4,000-strong force to ensure peace in South Sudan's capital Juba
and threaten to impose an arms embargo if the transitional
government does not cooperate.

Proserv partners with KLAW Products in the Middle East

Proserv, a global technology services company, has formed a strategic partnership with KLAW Products to offer an enhanced field safety service preventing offshore spills in the Middle East.

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