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CORRECTED-Britain's National Grid requests 30 MW less power supply for Scotland

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Britain's National Grid requested a wind farm in Scotland to turn down power output by 30 megawatts between 0830 and 1000 GMT on Friday after high winds and a transmission line outage trapped too much supply in the local network.

UK uses new powers to rule on Cuadrilla shale gas permits

LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Britain will use new powers to determine whether to allow shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources to carry out fracking at two sites in northwest England, overruling local planning decisions.

UPDATE 1-Hong Kong securities regulator proposes expanded short position rules

* To expand short position rules to broader range of securities

Indian companies boost green bond offerings on govt's clean-energy push

HONG KONG, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Indian companies are beginning to embrace green finance to fund environmentally friendly projects, as they heed calls from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost renewable energy in one of the world's worst polluting nations and tap rising investor demand.

UPDATE 1-Russia-Ukraine row over Crimea escalates as Moscow cuts coal to Kiev

KIEV, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Russia has begun to restrict coal supplies to Ukraine, Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told parliament on Friday, days after the Kremlin threatened to punish Kiev for a power blackout of Russian-annexed Crimea.

Britain's FTSE stumbles as miners fall

LONDON Nov 27 (Reuters) - British shares retreated on Friday as miners pushed the blue-chip FTSE 100 index into negative territory following weak Chinese industrial data which reignited concerns over China's economic slowdown.

In rare move, Sinopec offers refineries bonus to export surplus diesel -sources

* Sinopec refiners offered $37.60/T bonus for diesel exports * Refinery throughput to remain high to meet gasoline demand * Bonus scheme to cost Sinopec roughly $80 mln over 4 months By Chen Aizhu and Adam Rose BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Corp is offering its subsidiary refineries big incentives to export their diesel fuel, sources said, in a rare move that reflects the top Asian refiner's deepening concerns about a growing domestic glut.

Beijing to toughen car emission standards by 2017 to cut pollution

BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Beijing plans to ramp up its already tough car emission standards by 2017 in a bid by one of the world's most polluted cities to improve its often hazardous air quality.

Ukraine says Russia has started to restrict its coal supplies

KIEV, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Russia has started to restrict coal supplies to Ukraine, Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told parliament on Friday, saying Kiev had 1 month of its own supplies left, enough to ensure the stable functioning of the power system for up to 50 days.

Israel to open representative office in Abu Dhabi

JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Israel plans to open a diplomatic-level mission to the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi, the first openly established representative office in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli diplomats said on Friday.

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