Solar power developers in India have started to add battery storage to photovoltaic projects to attract buyers and reduce the large share of curtailments for power supply that the grids are unable to absorb, Santosh Sarangi, Secretary of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said on Friday. As much as 42 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects are still struggling to find offtakers, with about 18 GW of solar-only projects without batteries most at risk of continuing to struggle, Sarangi said at the BNEF Summit in New Delhi, as carried by…

When Uzbekistan celebrates 35 years of independence on September 1st, Washington should do more than congratulate its people and government. It should recognize a strategic opportunity and make Uzbekistan the anchor of its policy in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most populous country, strategically located between Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Caspian Sea. It is opening its economy, improving relations with its neighbors, and seeking greater integration with global markets. A remarkable transformation. When Uzbekistan became…

CARACAS.– El arte venezolano se viste de luto. Este jueves se confirmó el fallecimiento en Caracas de Nelson Garrido (1952-2026), destacado fotógrafo y artista visual, reconocido históricamente por romper los paradigmas de la pluma plástica nacional al convertirse, en 1991, en el primer ...

LA GUAIRA.– Un total de 650 animales afectados por el doble sismo del pasado 24 de junio han recibido atención médica e integral en La Guaira, según el balance de contingencia presentado por la organización Misión Nevado. El reporte técnico detalla que, tras la emergencia en el litoral c...

China’s refiners have imported lower volumes of Iranian crude in August compared to July as the U.S. blockade reinstated in mid-July is squeezing crude supply to Iran’s top oil customer.    So far this month, China is estimated to have imported about 534,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian crude oil, down from an estimated 823,000 bpd in July, according to preliminary data by Kpler cited by Reuters. The reinstated U.S. blockade on Iranian oil exports is preventing new supply from Iran to leave the Persian Gulf, while the…

El CIV ha hecho 11.185 inspecciones en el Área Metropolitana de Caracas, de los cuales un 75% han recibido la etiqueta verde (habitable), un 13% etiqueta amarilla (con restricciones) y 10% roja (peligro). El Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela (CIV) recomendó este jueves no modificar...

Washington, 20 ago (Prensa Latina) El America First Policy Institute (AFPI), ultraconservador tanque pensante de Estados Unidos, sugirió más presión sobre Cuba en un sesgado informe apuntalado en lo que hoy caracteriza la narrativa contra la isla: las mentiras y calumnias. Desde su ...

Los trabajadores de la Fábrica de Vidrios Laminados y Templados para la Industria Automotriz Venezolana (VIVEX - Empresa de Producción Colectiva), actualmente bajo procedimiento de expropiación en la Procuraduría General de la República bajo el expediente N° PGR-2-F-2011-000105, ubicada en...

Hormuz traffic remains near a standstill as Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ campaign pushes Brent closer to $100. Friday, August 21, 2026 Transits through the Strait of Hormuz have been in single digits the entire week, with Trump’s announcement of an ‘Economic D-Day’ campaign against Iran increasing geopolitical risk premia in the markets. With ICE Brent at $94 per barrel, Asian LNG prices at $24 per MMBtu and VLCC freight rates at exorbitant levels, this week’s gradual upward creeping momentum towards $100-per-barrel…

Ukraine overnight hit with drones an oil refinery in the Perm region, deep into Russian territory, as the Ukrainian military has been targeting Russia’s oil processing and exporting facilities on a nearly daily basis in the past few weeks. Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on Perm, which is over 1,600 kilometers, or 1,000 miles, from the Ukraine-Russia border, hitting an oil refinery, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.  “Last night, our deep strikes hit an oil refinery in Perm, more than 1,600 kilometers…

Ukraine overnight hit with drones an oil refinery in the Perm region, deep into Russian territory, as the Ukrainian military has been targeting Russia’s oil processing and exporting facilities on a nearly daily basis in the past few weeks. Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on Perm, which is over 1,600 kilometers, or 1,000 miles, from the Ukraine-Russia border, hitting an oil refinery, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.  “Last night, our deep strikes hit an oil refinery in Perm, more than 1,600 kilometers…

Ukraine overnight hit with drones an oil refinery in the Perm region, deep into Russian territory, as the Ukrainian military has been targeting Russia’s oil processing and exporting facilities on a nearly daily basis in the past few weeks. Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on Perm, which is over 1,600 kilometers, or 1,000 miles, from the Ukraine-Russia border, hitting an oil refinery, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.  “Last night, our deep strikes hit an oil refinery in Perm, more than 1,600 kilometers…

El Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela (CIV) recomendó este jueves que las reparaciones y reforzamientos de edificaciones afectadas por los terremotos del pasado 24 de junio se realicen sin alterar su estructura original, salvo que existan estudios técnicos que sustenten los cambios. ...

El ciclismo de montaña vibró al máximo con el inicio de la edición 29 de la Vuelta Internacional a La Azulita en donde el colombiano Jhon Jairo Botero y la venezolana Andrea Contreras conquistaron la primera etapa de la Vuelta Internacional a la Azulita en la rama masculina y femenina.

El Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería (Saime) anunció que los usuarios ya no necesitarán llevar la planilla impresa al momento de acudir a sus oficinas. A partir de ahora, el documento podrá presentarse directamente desde el teléfono móvil en formato digital.

Viernes, 21 de agosto de 2026.- EEUU ahoga la economía de Irán, Zelensky pide ayuda a Musk y Bitcoin bate récords. Los mercados financieros globales atraviesan una jornada de elevada volatilidad marcada por la tensión en la renta fija de Estados Unidos, donde la rentabilidad de los bonos vuelve ...

La recolección de materiales clasificados como residuos de construcción en el estado La Guaira ya suma cerca de dos millones 100 mil toneladas a 57 días del doble sismo del 24 de junio, informó el ministro del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo, Nelson Rodríguez, quien precisó que este volume...

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Numbers Report – August 21, 2026 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy and metals sectors. Each week we’ll dig into some data and provide a bit of explanation on what drives the numbers. Let’s take a look. 1. US Oil Majors Turn Homeward as War Hits Output - US oil majors are increasingly prioritizing upstream investment in the US and the wider Americas region as Donald Trump’s war against Iran has slashed their 2026 production…

Saudi Arabia has boosted its crude oil exports from Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir by about 33% in the month since the Houthis threatened Saudi oil shipments in the southern Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Friday. Saudi state oil giant Aramco, the world’s single largest crude oil exporter, has started shuttling oil from its Yanbu port on the Red Sea north toward Egypt to avoid the threat from the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen. Western ship operators and owners,…