China's Lower Fossil-Fueled Power Use, India-UAE LNG Deal: Your Daily Energy News

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News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

POWER
China's Fossil-Fueled Power Use Drops for First Time in 10 Years - China's mostly coal-based thermal power generation fell in 2025 for the first time in 10 years, government data showed on Monday, as growing renewable generation met growth in electricity demand even as overall power usage hit a record. Thermal electricity, generated mostly by coal-fired capacity with a small amount from natural gas, fell 1% in 2025 to 6.29 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). It fell more sharply in December, down by 3.2% from a year earlier, the data showed. Still, 2025 growth was enough to tip China's electricity consumption to a new record high, the National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on Saturday, surpassing 10 trillion kWh for the first time. (Reuters)

LNG
India Signs US$3 Billion LNG Deal with UAE - India signed a US$3 billion deal on Monday to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), making it the UAE's top customer, as the leaders of both countries held talks to strengthen trade and defense ties. (Reuters)

NATURAL GAS
Philippines Makes Natural Gas Discovery - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday gas and condensate had been found at a well close to the existing Malampaya gas field off the island of Palawan, the Philippines' first natural gas discovery in more than a decade. The well, called Malampaya East One or MAE-1, is estimated to contain about 98 billion cubic feet of gas in place. (Reuters)

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