Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation reported Semeru erupted at 05:29 local time on Oct 6, producing an approximately 900m grey, dense ash plume that drifted northeast; the episode lasted 135 seconds. Semeru has been highly active YTD, recording 1,922 eruptions as of Oct 6 — the most in Indonesia this year — while the country has logged 4,946 eruptions YTD. The volcano remains at alert level 3; authorities warn against activity within 5 km of the crater and summit.

Scottish utility SSE now expects most of its gas-fired units to remain operational into the mid-2030s, a change from earlier guidance that three large plants would reach end-of-life by the end of this decade, CEO Martin Pibworth said. Many UK gas plants were built in the late 1990s and operators face rising maintenance costs. The shift underscores the challenge of keeping supply reliable as wind and solar expand and the system relies more on intermittent generation; batteries and demand-side response are scaling but remain slower to start than gas. "I expect most of our gas plants to continue running into the mid-2030s because the power system does need that flexibility, but future utilization will fall sharply," Pibworth said.

马来西亚国家石油公司首席执行官：中东的地质禀赋是无法忽视的，该地区仍拥有全球最具勘探开发潜力的资源之一。