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POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup REM: Europe proposes to ramp up renewables
Global (NRG Power), in which the reader is and slash Russian gas imports by 66%
invited to join our team of international editors, Europe is planning to slash consumption of
who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues Russian natural gas by almost two thirds by
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like the end of this year as it ramps up renewable
NRG Power’s new concise format, but by clicking energy to bolster a move towards energy inde-
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ENERGO: German energy major Uniper to
AsiaElec: Beijing to increase coal output, build quit Russia, writes off Nord Stream 2 loans
national reserves German energy major Uniper said in a state-
The Chinese government last week revealed its ment on March 7 it will not sign any new
latest plans to ensure no repeat of late 2021 to contracts for the supplies of Russian natural
early 2022, when there were power cuts across gas, while still receiving fuel under existing
large areas of the country; plans centred around contracts. Uniper is one of the largest buyers
an increase in domestic coal output and ex- of Russian natural gas in Europe, according to
panding storage facilities at strategic locations Bloomberg.
across the nation.

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