Malaysia caught off-guard by sudden power cuts
Even the Kuala Lumpur International Airport was not spared as a blackout was reported through the Malaysia Airport Twitter account.
Even the Kuala Lumpur International Airport was not spared as a blackout was reported through the Malaysia Airport Twitter account.
Rising temperatures, combined with resumption of economic activity after the Covid-19 outbreaks, have significantly raised the demand for energy, especially electricity.
Exxon Mobil of the United States and Britain’s Shell, which held stakes in the projects, have announced their withdrawal. But Japanese companies will continue to participate.
The United States, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Argentina, France and the United Kingdom had reached out to Manila to help lower energy costs.
President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin made the pledge in congratulatory messages delivered to the third China-Russia Energy Business Forum.