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As a result of the invasion, Brent oil prices rose above $130 a barrel for the first time since 2008. [61] In April 2022, Russia supplied 45% of EU's natural gas imports, earning $900 million a day. [62] In May 2022, the European Commission proposed a ban on oil imports from Russia, part of the economic response to the 2022 Russian invasion of ...
July 7 – Five restaurants from the Philippines are included in the Top Restaurants in Asia 2022 list of Opinionated About Dining (OAD), a global ranking system. [334] July 13 – Boracay is included among the "World's 50 Greatest Places in 2022" by TIME Magazine. [335] [336] [337] July 16:
In 2022, Europe's driest summer in 500 years had serious consequences for hydropower generation and power plant cooling systems. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] According to the New York Times , the drought "reduced hydropower in Norway, threatened nuclear reactors in France and crimped coal transport in Germany."
This is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world since 2000. It includes dates of declarations of independence , changes in country name , changes of capital city or name, and changes in territory such as the annexation , cession , concession , occupation , or secession of land.
The world's biggest power plant at the time, Itaipu, tried to support the load that was no longer being supplied by the 440 kV power plants, but the 750 kV AC lines and the 600 kV DC lines that connected the plant to the rest of the system could not take the load and tripped too. [64]
France and the Philippines will begin talks next month on a defense pact that would allow troops from each country to hold exercises in the other’s territory, the French ambassador said Thursday.
Menandro Abanes, a researcher on Southeast Asian issues, said, “To meet the predicted demand, 5,000 megawatts was needed, translating to necessary government infusion of approximately P38 billion annually into the development of the power industry to curb the shortfall, without which another power crisis reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s was ...
France may face "some days" of power cuts this winter, the head of French power grid operator RTE said on Thursday, as the government briefed local authorities on how to manage any possible outages.