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What now for junk-rated "dinosaur" Eskom? South Africa asks

JOHANNESBURG, March 20 (Reuters) - In the dying days of apartheid, the head of South Africa's power utility, the central pillar of the white-run economy, sat down with Nelson Mandela and asked him a simple question: when you take office, what are you going to do with Eskom?

Russia moots higher gas price for Kiev ahead of three-way talks

* Stockholm court ruling on Kiev's gas debt expected in late 2016

UPDATE 1-Ghana says taken steps to address economic challenges

ACCRA, March 20 (Reuters) - Ghana has taken steps needed to address revenue shortfalls and consolidate debt, both critical measures in addressing the West African country's fiscal challenges, Finance Minister Seth Terkper said on Friday.

UPDATE 2-S.Africa's Eskom swaps Alstom for ABB in Kusile plant contract

* Follows suspension of executives, ratings downgrade (Recasts with ABB, details)

Obama calls on Iran to immediately release detained Americans

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S.

U.S. to set fracking standards on federal land

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday is due to unveil rules for oil companies that frack on federal land, included beefed-up safety measures, but won't likely require strict oversight as environmental groups want, according to sources.

German Solar Age’s First Eclipse Passes with Brief Surge in Power Price

Power prices in Germany fluttered as the first eclipse of the emerging solar age passed and utility operators worked overtime to keep the grid supplied.

UPDATE 2-European power grids keep lights on through solar eclipse

* Problems mastered according to plan (Adds conclusions, detailed numbers, more countries)

UPDATE 1-Poland's JSW faces funding challenge after costly strike

WARSAW, March 20 (Reuters) - JSW, the European Union's biggest coking coal producer, said record low coal prices and losses from a strike this year will force it to cut costs further, curb investment and fight for financing.

Saudi looking beyond oil price slump as rig count spikes

DUBAI/KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, March 20 (Reuters) - As the global energy industry stares transfixed at a spectacular drop in U.S.

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