Bigger and bigger data centers are leading to proposals for massive electric power transmission lines, sometimes across hundreds of miles.

Supreme Court criticises states over 'indiscriminate pre-election freebies' like free electricity and food Chief Justice Surya Kant said 'freebies' could harm work culture and drain funds needed for ...

“The economic development of the nation will be hampered with this kind of largesse distribution Yes, it is the State’s duty to provide. But the ones who are enjoying freebies.. is it not something ...

MILAN — Alysa Liu brought down the house, winning an Olympic gold medal with her free skate Thursday at the 2026 Winter Olympics and becoming the first American woman to win an individual figure ...

Flawed electricity pricing policy and tariff regulation are deepening South Africa’s municipal electricity crisis, with experts arguing that the current tariff methodology is fundamentally broken. So ...

South Africa’s energy utility, Eskom, has revealed how many people in the country are currently signed up to receive free basic electricity (FBE), a programme where they receive a small portion of ...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has explained why some electricity meters being installed across the country are free while others still require payment, following growing public ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies may be booming, but they’re still struggling to get around a fundamental constraint: an insatiable demand for electricity. The federal government isn’t likely to ...

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EFF leader Julius Malema is proposing free water and electricity for the poor, arguing rich people must pay more to subsidise basic services for those living in poverty. Speaking during the closing ...

Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy sector continued overnight as Kyiv scrambles to accelerate work on rerouting electricity supplies from its western nuclear plants to hard-hit areas in the east.