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Namibia: Govt Spends N$90m to Cushion Consumers …Reducing Nampower’s 8.4 Percent Request to a More Manageable 3.7 Percent Namibia

Namibia: Govt Spends N$90m to Cushion Consumers …Reducing Nampower’s 8.4 Percent Request to a More Manageable 3.7 Percent

Electricity consumers will pay a smaller increase from 1 August, after the Electricity Control Board (ECB) cut NamPower's requested tariff hike and the government stepped in with N$90 million to reduce costs. The ECB initially approved a 4.8% increase in NamPower's bulk electricity tariff for the 2026/27 financial year, below…
bubmag
July 26, 2026
Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel Hydrogen

Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel

An illustration of a thermal treatment process that transforms heterogeneous plastic waste into a biomass-like hydrogen source, enabling hydrogen production without carbon dioxide emissions. Credit: Younghee Lee/CUBE3D Graphic The advance could provide a scalable route to clean energy while making plastic recycling more effective. A discarded bottle, shopping bag or…
bubmag
July 25, 2026
“We will no longer be able to absorb those costs”: US/Canada trade war spells more bad news for guitarists who love digital effects Trade War

“We will no longer be able to absorb those costs”: US/Canada trade war spells more bad news for guitarists who love digital effects

(Image credit: Future / Olly Curtis) As the trade war escalates between the US and Canada, with the Trump administration applying a 50 percent tariff on selected goods imported from Canada, there will be some knock-on effects on prices paid by American consumers. If you’re buying potash, salmon, and critical…
bubmag
July 24, 2026