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In 2012. Sudan informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of its intention to pursue nuclear technology that would generate electricity.

A number of deals related to long-lead equipment were expected to be signed in the near future.

Energy consumption in China grew by just 1.3 percent in 2016.

Iran’s total actual electricity generation level reached 286 TWh in 2016. the company'.s Statistical Review 2016 indicates.

More than half of the growth in renewable power came from wind. which rose 16 per cent. while solar energy grew by 30 per cent as costs continued to fall sharply.

Carbon prices under the European Emissions Trading System have fallen to about 5 euros a ton from about 30 euros in 2008 because of a glut of permits.

Under the agreement sealed Friday. Toshiba will pay parent-company guarantees to the U.S. utility firm in installments from October this year through January 2021.

Three other Japanese reactors are currently in operation: Kyushu Electric'.s Sendai units 1 and 2 and Shikoku Electric'.s Ikata unit 3.

The IEA'.s more ambitious scenario requires deployment of largely untested technologies. such as carbon capture and storage. on a massively expanded scale.

The price of gas-fired electricity in March was 129.51 won ($0.1160) per kilowatt-hour (kWh). 40 percent more than coal and nearly double the cost of nuclear power.