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UPDATE 1-Syrian rebels shell Shi'ite villages after truce evacuations, residents say

BEIRUT, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels shelled two Shi'ite villages in the northwest of the country on Tuesday, killing at least one person, residents said, a day after pro-government fighters and civilians left the area for Turkey under a local ceasefire agreement.

Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign new Grand Renaissance Dam agreement

KHARTOUM, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan signed an agreement on Tuesday finalising the two firms tasked with carrying out studies on the potential impact of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam on the flow of the Nile, their foreign and water ministers said.

Syrian rebels shell Shi'ite villages, killing one, after local truce, residents say

BEIRUT, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels shelled two Shi'ite villages in the northwest of the country on Tuesday, killing at least one person, residents said, a day after pro-government fighters and civilians left the area for Turkey under a local ceasefire agreement.

Sweden deploys 120-ton subsea generator switchgear at MHK project

A significant step to develop the first megawatt from the marine hydrokinetic (MHK) Sotenas Wave Energy Plant off of Sweden’s west coast took place earlier this month when a 120-ton subsea generator switchgear was deployed and connected to the Swedish national power grid via a 10-km-long subsea cable.
 

Saudi rulers weigh political cost of tough economic reforms

* Much tougher changes promised to tackle structural problems

UK GAS-Prices jump as cold forecasts snap bearish streak

Dec 29 (Reuters) - British wholesale gas prices snapped a months-long bearish spell on Tuesday with week-ahead prices jumping 13 percent on forecasts for colder temperatures that should bolster demand for the heating fuel.

Google-backed 104 MW Solar PV Facility Comes Online in Utah

Norway-based Scatec Solar ASA said it has commissioned its 104 MW solar PV plant in Parowan, Utah, more than doubling the state’s installed PV capacity.

Saudi economic shake-up shows it is planning for cheap oil

* Saudi cost-cutting indicates it will tolerate low oil price

UPDATE 1-China sees energy consumption rising in 2016 -Xinhua

BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) - China expects its energy consumption to grow in 2016, the official Xinhua news agency of the world's largest energy consumer said on Tuesday.

As hydropower dries up, Tanzania moves toward fossil fuels

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As drought continues to cripple its hydropower plants, Tanzania is struggling to produce enough electricity - and is moving toward using more fossil fuels to make up the shortfall.

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