https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/electric-powerSubscribe to the latest electric power news from S&P Global Energy RSS Feed to get timely updates on current issues in the energy industry.Electric Powerhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/081326-brussels-defends-cbam-after-us-ambassadors-protectionism-claimThe European Commission has rejected US Ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder's labeling of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as protectionism, insisting the measure is a climate tool designed to prevent carbon leakage rather than a disguised tariff. A commission spokesperson said Aug. 13 that CBAM differs fundamentally from traditional tariffs because it applies equally to all countries basedEnergy Transition, Metals & Mining, Electric Power, Emissions, Carbon, Ferrous, Non-Ferrous, Hydrogen2026-08-13T10:22:54Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/081226-new-nuclear-reactors-at-indias-kudankulam-face-55-cost-surge-as-delays-mountThe cost of four new units at India's Kudankulam nuclear plant, being built by Russian state nuclear company Rosatom, has surged 55% to $14.4 billion after nearly three years of construction delays, India's Atomic Energy Ministry has said, with analysts blaming multiple factors for the delay. Kudankulam-3 and -4 are now scheduled to enter service between June 2027 and June 2028, with Kudankulam-5Electric Power2026-08-12T19:02:05Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/081226-interview-africas-downstream-ambitions-require-technical-legislative-roadmap-vbkom-execsSouth African engineering and project management firm VBKOM announced its expansion into the Australian mining sector in February, representing its second such move after opening its Canada branch in Northern Ontario in 2024. Executive Director Eduan Pieterse was one of the first experts recruited when VBKOM was founded in South Africa in 2008 to initially service Africa. While VBKOM has workedMetals & Mining, Electric Power, Water, Non-Ferrous2026-08-12T08:37:21Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/081226-india-banks-on-diversification-diplomacy-to-counter-oil-market-volatilityIndia is looking to mitigate oil market volatility by diversifying its crude-buying sources and encouraging refiners to maintain flexibility between term and spot contracts to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities and cut costs, the petroleum ministry told a parliamentary panel. In an Aug. 6 report presented to parliament — a copy of which was made available to Platts, part of S&P GlobalCrude Oil, Refined Products, Natural Gas, Chemicals, Electric Power, Energy Transition, Renewables, Hydrogen2026-08-12T02:48:15Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/081126-south-korea-to-import-argentine-crude-from-2027-after-trial-shipmentsSouth Korea plans to begin importing crude oil from Argentina in 2027, after several domestic refining and petrochemical companies completed trial shipments and feedstock testing, paving the way for the country to further diversify its supply sources beyond the Persian Gulf, according to multiple government ministries and industry sources over Aug. 4-11. Following a summit between President LeeNatural Gas, Electric Power, Crude Oil2026-08-11T06:30:34Z