ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 225,159 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 2,721 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 396,771. The ministry also noted that an ...

Bloomberg China’s utility giant is planning to upgrade its massive electricity grid over the next few years to allow it to move away from coal generation and reach peak carbon emissions as soon as possible. State Grid Corp of China will build new ultra-high voltage transmission lines, speed up construction of pumped hydro storage plants, and accelerate the development of ...

Bloomberg India’s state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp will offload its holding in its unit Numaligarh Refinery Ltd for 98.78 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) as part of its own privatisation process. The second-biggest state refiner will sell its 61.65% holding in Numaligarh Refinery to a consortium of state-run firms Oil India Ltd and Engineers India Ltd and may also include the provincial ...