Power Cuts

Gurugram hit by power cuts, water shortage: What's leading to this?

Strike called by the employees of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has resulted in widespread outages across Gurgaon, Faridabad, Nuh and many other cities in Haryana

India's scorching nights strain power grid, raise health concerns

Higher heat means increased power consumption, and India has seen demand driven to repeated records, not only during the day but at night, resulting in occasional shortfalls

India faces power cuts as heatwave drives record electricity demand

Several regions faced power cuts as soaring temperatures pushed electricity demand beyond 270 GW, prompting calls for more judicious power use

Power outage in NEET-UG 2025: Plea seeks retest for aggrieved MP candidates

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea against an order refusing to direct a retest in NEET-UG 2025 for candidates aggrieved by power outage at some centres in Madhya Pradesh. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi would hear the plea next week after the counsel sought an urgent listing on the ground that counselling was scheduled to start from July 21. The bench noted there were several rounds of counselling and students could appear in them, if they succeeded in the case. The petitioners are candidates who appeared in the examination and suffered power outage in certain centres in Madhya Pradesh and have moved against the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court refusing re-examination. A single judge of the high court directed the National Testing Agency to conduct retest of the NEET-UG-2025 examination for candidates affected by power outage at certain centres in Indore and Ujjain of the state. The division bench of the high court, however, set aside

Huge power outage in Spain, Portugal disrupts transport and communications

Authorities have not yet provided a timeline for full restoration, but emergency services are urging citizens to remain calm and limit travel where possible

Stronger AC efficiency rules can help India avoid power shortages: Study

The study conducted by India Energy and Climate Center (IECC) highlights that India adds 10 to 15 million new ACs annually, with another 130 to 150 million expected over the next decade

Delhi govt asks DERC to review power purchase agreements amid power cut row

Power Minister Ashish Sood on Friday said the Delhi government has asked the DERC to review the power purchase agreements (PPAs) of discoms in the national capital under Section 108 of the Electricity Act. The announcement comes amid a political row over power outages, with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal alleging that the city's power situation has worsened under the new government. "We had set up the power system in Delhi with great difficulty, we had worked very hard. And we kept an eye on it daily. There was no power cut anywhere for ten years. These people have made the power situation worse in just one and a half months," he posted on X on Thursday. The former chief minister also reshared posts alleging power outages in various parts of Delhi, including Burari and Jagatpur Extension. Dismissing Kejriwal's claims as "misleading," Sood asserted that the reported disruption in Jagatpur Extension was a localized issue. He accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief of spreading ...

London's Heathrow Airport to remain shut today due to power outage

Heathrow, the home of airlines including IAG SA's British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, handles more than 1,400 flights and 200,000 passengers a day

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

Frequent power cuts still a trouble for Rajasthan govt amid scorching heat

Despite continuous power purchase, difference in the demand-supply remains

Apple supplier Foxconn among firms asked to cut power use in Vietnam

The request to Foxconn was an encouragement, not a requirement and has not had any impact on production, one of the people said

Power cuts take a toll on industrial production, consumers in Rajasthan

The demand for electricity has increased in the state due to inactive monsoon during the last few days

Bengal power minister meets CESC officials to discuss power cuts issue

West Bengal Power Minister Aroop Biswas on Monday held a meeting with top CESC officials to discuss the issue of power cuts in the city and its adjoining areas. Kolkata, Sreerampore, Barrackpore, Dum Dum and Howrah have been witnessing frequent power cuts since the past fortnight. Expressing concern, Biswas said the power cuts were tarnishing the image of the state government. He directed the power utility company to ensure uninterrupted power supply and increase manpower to carry out fault repairs without delay. CESC had earlier claimed that transformers were tripping because people were installing air conditioners in violation of sanctioned load.

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India faces high power cut risks after years of coal, hydropower neglect

A rapid addition of solar farms has helped India avert daytime supply gaps, but a shortage of coal-fired and hydropower capacity risks exposing millions to widespread outages at night

Over 1.5 million people left without power in Ukraine's port city Odesa

Darkness gripped Ukraine's Odesa on Saturday as over 1.5 million people in the port city were left without electricity amid dipping temperatures after the energy facilities were hit

17 people and a dog between Ukraine's neighbour and blackout: Report

Backed by a staff of 17, acting Energocom general director Victor Binzari and his two sidekicks have been scrambling to find new sources of power since mid-October

Russian missile strikes force Ukraine to face hours-long power cuts

Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with heavy artillery and missile attacks that have interrupted supplies to as much as 40% of the country's people at the onset of winter. Grid operator Ukrenergo said outages could last for several hours, with freezing temperatures putting additional pressure on energy networks. You always need to prepare for the worst. We understand that the enemy wants to destroy our power system in general, to cause long outages, Ukrenergo's chief executive Volodymyr Kudrytskyi told Ukrainian state television. We need to prepare for possible long outages, but at the moment we are introducing schedules that are planned and will do everything to ensure that the outages are not very long. The capital of Kyiv is already facing a huge deficit in electricity, Mayor Vitali Klitschko told The Associated Press. Some 1.5 million to 2 million people about half of the city's ...

US' death toll from Hurricane Ian crosses 110; 300,000 still without power

The death toll from Hurricane Ian in the US has exceeded 110, while hundreds of thousands of people remain without power

Power outage hits major parts of Bangladesh as national grid collapses

Power outage has hit several areas of Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, port city of Chattogram and Sylhet, due to a collapse of the South Asian country's national grid