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WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - China's economy can avoid a "hard landing" and shift to a lower, more sustainable growth rate if Beijing pursues reforms to state enterprises and sticks to a more market-driven and well-communicated exchange rate policy, the International Monetary Fund's chief said on Thursday.
LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and Algeria have been battered by a slump in oil prices, but their national energy companies will still lay on lavish hospitality next week in London when the industry gathers for its annual string of parties and networking events.
Velcan SA announced that its subsidiary, PT Aceh Hydro Power, received an environmental permit for the 59-MW Meureubo 2 hydro plant in Indonesia.
Renewable energy was the biggest source of new power added to U.S. electrical grids last year as falling prices and government incentives made wind and solar increasingly viable alternatives to fossil fuels.
MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Indebted Spanish renewable energy firm Abengoa said on Thursday it would sell its stake in a solar thermal power plant in the United Arab Emirates as it offloads assets in a bid to avoid bankruptcy.
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A wide-ranging U.S. energy bill, the country's first major energy measure in more than eight years, was close to stalling in the Senate on Thursday as the chamber struggled to strike a deal to help Flint, Michigan cope with a drinking water crisis.
The first phase of North Africa’s largest solar power complex was connected to the grid in Morocco, with a generating capacity of 160 megawatts.
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