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Heathrow airport defends blackout handling, says shutdown was unavoidable

Heathrow managed to restart a few flights late on Friday after the blackout but services remained disrupted over the weekend

Heathrow airport says open, fully operational after blackout shutdown

Heathrow advised passengers traveling on Saturday to check with their airline for the latest information regarding their flights

Heathrow's unprecedented blackout exposes weak spot in power supplies

A fire late Thursday at a nearby electrical substation cut off the power supply to Heathrow, bringing flights to a standstill for almost all of Friday

Heathrow slowly resumes flights after fire halts Europe's busiest airport

A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe's busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread cancellations and rerouting headaches, and stranding roughly 2,00,000 passengers. The blaze started just before midnight on Thursday at a substation about 3.2 km from the airport and took firefighters around seven hours to bring under control. Authorities said they found no evidence that it was suspicious, and the London Fire Brigade said its investigation would focus on the electrical distribution equipment at the substation. The fire knocked out power to Heathrow and thousands of homes in the area. It affected at least 1,350 flights to and from the airport, according to flight tracking service FlightRadar 24, and the impact was expected to last several days, as passengers try to reschedule their trips and airlines work to reposition their planes and crews. After power was restored, a British Airways jet ...

Cuba suffers another massive power outage, millions left in in dark

Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark. Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 pm local time an outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure of the National Electric System. The ministry said on its account on the social platform X that it is working on the recovery process. The streets of Havana were dark and empty, with light coming only from the windows of hotels that had generators. Internet service was affected. People in provinces as far away as Guantanamo, Artemisa, Santiago de Cuba, and Santa Clara reported experiencing blackouts with just flickers of light. Earlier, the Electric Union, the state agency that regulates the sector, said in its daily report that peak-hour demand would be around 3,250 megawatts and the deficit would reach around 1,380 megawatts, meaning 42%

36-hour power outage in Gurugram hits 10,000 families after grid fire

A fire at a Gurugram power substation caused a 36-hour blackout, affecting 10,000 families. Residents relied on costly, polluting diesel generators as officials worked on restoration

Thousands left without power as winter storm hits New Mexico, Colorado

Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico were without power Thursday as the first major winter storm of the season rolled across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado, bringing with it snow and fierce winds that forced schools and government offices to close. Dozens of crews with Public Service Co. of New Mexico were mobilized to address widespread outages that had been reported overnight and in the early morning hours from Albuquerque to Santa Fe and beyond. The utility urged residents to be patient, saying there were about 41,000 people still affected by the outages. We know any time without power is frustrating, the company said in messages to customers. Schools in Santa Fe, Los Alamos and elsewhere across northern New Mexico canceled classes, while authorities warned people to stay off the roads. Plows were busy trying to keep major highways clear, but state police announced midday that Interstate 25 just south of the Colorado border was closed in both ...

Entire nation of Ecuador went dark after a series of energy errors

The entire nation of Ecuador lost power for hours this week, exposing the depth of an energy crisis

Outage in Ecuador leaves millions in dark after transmission line fails

A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecuador, the government said, days after announcing that there would be power outages in the country due to production problems. Ecuador's Minister of Energy Roberto Luque said in a message posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the failure was reported by the country's National Electricity Operator and caused "a cascade disconnection", leaving the nation without energy service. He added that efforts are being made to solve the problem and repair faulty power lines as soon as possible. In some sectors of the country the outage lasted 20 minutes, but media outlets and social media users reported that the problem continued in most cities. Emilia Cevallos, a waitress in a restaurant north of the capital, Quito, said the blackout was surprising. "We thought it was only in this sector, but when we left we realised that while some stores had connected generators, the majority did not have ...

Outages, low voltage, fires: Delhi fights power woes with trippy ACs, water

This year, by June 12, the national capital has reported over 339 cases of fires

Power demand hits new peak in Chhattisgarh as mercury marches north

The weather office predicted that the northward march of mercury would continue and was likely to cross 40 degrees Celsius in the first week of April

Cyclone Michaung: Chennai residents battle power, mobile disruptions

The city and its adjoining districts faced relentless rains on Monday as the severe cyclonic storm loomed over the north coastal areas of Tamil Nadu

Power consumption up by 6,000 MW in Karnataka due to drought: Siddaramaiah

Blaming the previous BJP government for the current power crisis in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said due to drought this year, consumption has gone up from 10,000 MW to 16,000 MW in October. Responding to questions on load-shedding in the state, he said the farmers are using more electricity for their pump sets in the absence of adequate rains this year. Despite being in power for five years, neither former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy nor BJP added even one megawatt of electricity. It is our government which generated more power in the state, Siddaramaiah told reporters here. Kumaraswamy ran a Congress-JD(S) coalition government for 14 months from 2018 to 2019 before it collapsed due to the disqualification of several MLAs after they crossed over to the BJP. Subsequently, the BJP came to power, and it lost to the Congress in the Assembly elections held in May this year. Due to lack of (adequate) rains this year, farmers are using more electricity for their pump sets.

Pak textile sector suffers massive financial loss due to power outage

Industries all over Pakistan were halted after the significant power outage since the National Grid's electricity supply to three provinces was interrupted

Ukraine schedules power cuts in Kyiv, three other regions from today

The development comes as millions of Ukrainians have been experiencing power cuts after repeated Russian strikes on the country's critical energy infrastructure

Mass power outage in North Carolina probed as 'criminal occurrence'

More than 38,000 customers were off power in Moore County on Sunday, according to the Duke Energy outage map

Rolling power cuts 'possible' for companies this winter: French PM

However, she noted that a mechanism of right to consume would allow companies to exchange their cuts

China's factory activity contracts again in Aug as power cuts curb output

China's manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 49.4 from 49 in July, according to a statement from the National Bureau of Statistics

Global gas crunch leaves Bangladesh facing blackouts until 2026

Bangladesh is seeking support from creditors, including the International Monetary Fund

Why does India face a recurring power shortage despite enough coal stock?

India has been witnessing a mismatch between demand and supply of coal. With increasing power demand, there can be more shortage in September quarter. Why is coal not reaching power plants?