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Puerto Rico suffers major blackout
- 2025-04-17 06:11:30
- David Flin
Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide blackout on 16 April, leaving all 1.4 million electricity consumers without power at one point.
Samoa declares state of emergency over power blackouts
- 2025-03-31 07:34:02
- David Flin
The Samoan government has declared a 30-day state of emergency as the main island of Upolu grapples with a severe power crisis. Major disruptions to Samoa’s electricity supply have affected the country, with power rationing in place since February.
Ontario imposes 25 per cent surcharge of electricity exports to USA
- 2025-03-11 06:25:20
- David Flin
The Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the US states of New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. This is a retaliatory protest against America’s imposition of tariffs against Canada.
Electricity returns to Chile after major blackout
- 2025-02-27 06:19:10
- David Flin
Power has been restored to most of Chile after the country’s most disruptive power blackout in 15 years.
UK to overhaul power grid queue
- 2025-02-14 06:42:42
- David Flin
UK energy regulator Ofgem is likely to approve a proposal by the National Energy System Operator to change the priority system for power generation projects looking to connect to the network.
India and Nepal to hold power transmission talks
- 2025-02-12 06:39:49
- David Flin
The energy secretaries of Nepal and India are meeting in New Delhi, India to discuss the construction of five cross-border transmission lines capable of carrying at least 16 GW by 2035.
Baltic states cut connections with Russian power grid
- 2025-02-10 06:16:34
- David Flin
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have cut all connections with Russia’s power grid and joined the EU’s network.
Kenya to invest $386 million to increase national electricity coverage
- 2025-01-31 05:44:42
- David Flin
Kenya’s government has announced plans to invest $386 million to increase national electricity coverage.
Brazil’s generation capacity increased at record rate in 2024
- 2025-01-14 05:11:29
- David Flin
According to figures from Aneel, Brazil’s electricity regulator, Brazil’s installed power generation capacity increased by a record 10.9 GW in 2024, above government predictions of 10.1 GW.
Nepra says Pakistan power woes stem from too much generation capacity
- 2025-01-01 05:20:13
- David Flin
Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has said that excess generation capacity, persistent administrative and governance issues, and a lack of planning and under investment in technology have aggravated the difficulties of the power sector.
