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US warns of blackout risk from killing coal as Trump snubs renewables
US warns of blackout risk from killing coal as Trump snubs renewables
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report that blames the expected energy shortfall on the... 


BRICS country Presidents meet in Brazil
Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil
7th July 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump said the US will impose an additional 10% tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the "Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group of developing nations, whose... 


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Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh – update
4th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The tests for tightness and strength of the containment building at the nuclear power plant have been successfully conducted. 


Fluorite ore
CleanTech secures fluorspar tenements in Kentucky
2nd July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corporation has entered into a binding option to purchase agreement with an arms-length private party to acquire the mineral rights to the Campbell, Crotser... 


US, Indo-Pacific partners announce minerals initiative as Rubio hosts counterparts
US, Indo-Pacific partners announce minerals initiative as Rubio hosts counterparts
2nd July 2025 By: Reuters

The United States announced the launch of a critical minerals initiative with Australia, India and Japan on Tuesday as part of efforts to counter China, although ties between the partners have been... 


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Chile's Codelco secures new lithium quota for SQM partnership
1st July 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's State-run copper producer Codelco said on Tuesday it has secured regulatory approval for a new lithium quota, clearing one of the remaining hurdles to produce the battery metal through its... 


Codelco sticks to SQM lithium deadline as deal opposition mounts
Codelco sticks to SQM lithium deadline as deal opposition mounts
1st July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Chilean State mining company Codelco is on track to finalize a landmark deal with lithium supplier SQM well before the next government takes office next year, a company official said Monday. Amid... 


coal on a conveyor
Exxaro warns of coal production, sales decline amid rail disruptions, weak export demand
30th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Exxaro Resources has warned that its coal production, including buy-ins, and sales volumes for the first half of this year are projected to decline by 6% and 7% respectively, primarily... 


An artisan welder
Seifsa gives artisans in training detailed STEMi career insights
30th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The demand for technical skills is growing and jobs in skilled trades and technical vocations are providing some of the best job security and resilience in the face of the profound changes shaping... 


Wars, Trump and climate malaise: Brazil braces for a tough COP30
Wars, Trump and climate malaise: Brazil braces for a tough COP30
27th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

As climate delegates walked into Bonn’s World Conference Center on the first Monday after the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, they were serenaded on loudspeaker by Doris Day’s “Que Sera Sera.”... 


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Olkiluoto 3 European pressurised reactor project, Finland – update
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Electricity producer Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has completed its final takeover of the project. 


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Pallas research reactor, Netherlands – update
27th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Radiation protection, nuclear safety, radioactive waste and energy technology company NRG-Pallas is preparing for construction. 


World Bank Group president Ajay Banga
World Bank, IAEA formalise partnership to collaborate on nuclear energy for development
26th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to collaborate on supporting the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy in developing countries. The... 


The Etango project
Bannerman to raise A$85m to advance Etango to an investment decision
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian- and Namibian-listed uranium development company Bannerman Energy has received firm commitments for a single tranche placement of about 26.6-million new fully paid ordinary shares to new... 


Tim Hodgson
Canada Energy Minister seeks Indigenous equity in major projects
26th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government prepares to plow forward on major new energy and infrastructure projects, his natural resources minister says he wants Indigenous groups to pursue large... 


Latest report from Cresco and Standard Bank calls for speed, scale and grid connectivity to secure SA’s energy future
Latest report from Cresco and Standard Bank calls for speed, scale and grid connectivity to secure SA’s energy future
26th June 2025

South Africa's energy transition is entering a critical phase, according to the latest Energy Market Projections report from Cresco and Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking. The June 2025... 


Statistical review highlights scale of energy transition challenge as emissions continue to rise
Statistical review highlights scale of energy transition challenge as emissions continue to rise
26th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Global emissions from energy grew 1% to a record 40.8 Gt of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2024 as total energy demand rose 2% to a new high of 592 exajoules (EJ), the latest ‘Statistical... 


Standard Bank CIB head of power Rentia van Tonder
Renewables, gas infrastructure and grid connections key to a resilient South African power system
25th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa needs to move fast on renewables, get its gas infrastructure ready, scale up storage and clear the grid connection backlog to keep the lights on and meet climate goals. If it gets... 


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‘We are ready for NHI,’ Ramaphosa says on oversight visit to Steve Biko Academic Hospital
24th June 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

“Just in giving my reflections, I'd like to say that I have seen the future of the National Health Insurance, which is here. And more importantly, as I've been going around, talking to the doctors... 


Trump exhorts US to drill oil, gas after Iran attacks
Trump exhorts US to drill oil, gas after Iran attacks
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump urged his administration on Monday to boost drilling rates and market players to keep oil prices down amid fears that the aftermath of the US attacks on Iran's nuclear... 


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Gold falls as haven demand ebbs after Trump announces ceasefire
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold retreated as haven demand ebbed after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that would start about midnight Monday in Washington. Bullion fell as... 


Niger miners say output will continue at nationalised uranium mine
23rd June 2025 By: Reuters

Niger's main mine workers' union has thrown its support behind the military government's planned nationalisation of Somair, one of the world's largest uranium mines, saying output will continue,... 


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SA condemns US military attacks on Iran, calls for dialogue to end conflict
23rd June 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged dialogue to end the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, with the hope that US President Donald Trump will use his government’s “influence” to urge parties to pursue a... 


US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, over the weekend.
Investors set to flock to safety as world awaits Iran’s response
23rd June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Traders are forecasting a drop in stocks, a jump in crude prices and possibly a strengthening of the dollar as investors head for safety in the wake of the US attack on Iran’s three main nuclear... 


Goldman Sachs warns of oil price surge on Strait of Hormuz risks
Goldman Sachs warns of oil price surge on Strait of Hormuz risks
23rd June 2025 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs flagged risks to global energy supply amid concerns over a potential disruption in the Strait of Hormuz that would lead to significant spikes in oil and natural gas prices, the bank... 


A rendering of the Centralised Interim Storage Facility as shown to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy
NRWDI outlines plan for new facility to store Koeberg spent fuel offsite from 2030
19th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) is moving ahead with preliminary designs for a so-called Centralised Interim Storage Facility (CISF) at the Vaalputs site in the Northern... 


Gold edges higher after Fed’s inflation warning triggers decline
Gold edges higher after Fed’s inflation warning triggers decline
19th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold edged higher following a decline in the previous session triggered by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s warning of inflation risks for the US economy. Bullion was trading around $3 380... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
African development needs both electricity and decarbonisation – Ramokgopa
18th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has affirmed that Africa does not face a choice between decarbonisation and industrialisation. On the contrary, it has to, and... 


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Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
13th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Akkuyu Nuclear is installing an automatic water monitoring system at the plant. 


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Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine, South Africa – update
13th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The National Nuclear Regulator has accepted the mine's authorisation change request for prospective worker safety assessment for the design and production for surface operations. 


World Bank president Ajay Banga
World Bank to end ban on nuclear energy projects, still debating upstream gas
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as part of a broader push to meet rising electricity needs, the bank's... 


An artist’s impression of a Rolls-Royce SMR
UK selects Rolls-Royce for its SMR programme as part of its nuclear expansion policy
10th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The UK government announced on Tuesday that Rolls-Royce SMR, a subsidiary of the UK-based global power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce, has been selected as the preferred bidder for the... 


The Steenkampskraal mine
Steenkampskraal reaches milestone with NNR acceptance
10th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Steenkampskraal Holdings, which owns the Steenkampskraal monazite mine (SMM), in the Western Cape, reports that the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has accepted the mine's authorisation change... 


India’s swelling coal stockpiles test State-owned mining giant
India’s swelling coal stockpiles test State-owned mining giant
10th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Recent rains may have provided the world’s most populous nation some relief from scorching summer heat, but they shattered state-owned mining giant Coal India’s hopes of denting record-high... 


US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
US and China set for trade talks in London on Monday
9th June 2025 By: Reuters

Three of US President Donald Trump's top aides will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks aimed at resolving a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies... 


China builds most coal-fired plants in decade for power security
6th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

China and India have approved the construction of the largest capacity of new coal-fired power plants in a decade, as the world’s two most populous nations seek to bolster energy security,... 


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Bailong Phase I nuclear power plant, China
6th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Guangxi Nuclear Power, a subsidiary of State Power Investment Corporation plans to build a nuclear power plant with a 20-billion-kilowatt-hour-a-year capacity. 


GTI Energy surges after study flags low-cost uranium potential at Wyoming project
5th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The share price of GTI Energy soared more than 33% on the ASX on Thursday after the company released a scoping study highlighting the potential for a low-cost, in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium... 


wind turbine + coal fired power
Global energy investment to reach record $3.3tr this year
5th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Global energy investment is set to increase to a record $3.3-trillion this year, despite headwinds from elevated geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, according to the International... 


US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
China’s grip on rare earths gives Xi leverage in US trade duel
3rd June 2025 By: Bloomberg

After the US and China agreed in Geneva to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly appears to have an edge.... 


Laramide's US uranium projects gain key federal permitting status
Laramide's US uranium projects gain key federal permitting status
3rd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Laramide Resources announced Monday that two of its advanced-stage uranium projects in New Mexico have secured FAST-41 covered project status from the US Federal Permitting Improvement Steering... 


Aura to partner with Neu Horizon as Sweden eyes uranium revival
2nd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

While Sweden’s push to overturn its decades-long ban on uranium mining is gathering momentum, Australia’s Aura Energy is deepening its commitment to the country's nuclear future through a strategic... 


ASP Isotopes inks deal to supply key isotope for potential cancer treatment options
2nd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Isotope separation technologies company ASP Isotopes, which is a planning a secondary listing on the JSE later this year, and medical isotope production company Isotopia Molecular Imaging have... 


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