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Transpower warns New Zealand at higher risk of blackouts in winter 2026
- 2025-05-16 06:28:33
- David Flin
Transpower, New Zealand’s national grid operator, has said that the country is at a higher risk of electricity outages from winter 2026.
Substation in Granada identified as start-point of Spain blackout
- 2025-05-15 05:27:39
- David Flin
Sara Aagesen, Spain’s Energy Minister, said that a failure at a substation in Granada, followed by failures seconds later in Badajoz and Seville triggered the extensive blackout across Spain and Portugal last month.
Siemens Energy expands its range of F-gas-free switchgear
- 2025-05-08 06:54:45
- David Flin
Siemens Energy, in consortium with Elia, Belgian’s transmission system operator, is developing a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) for 420 kV lines that operates without any fluorinated gases (F-gases).
Syria to sign deal to import electricity from Türkiye
- 2025-05-05 06:12:53
- David Flin
Mohammed Al Bashir, Syria’s Minister of Energy, has announced that Syria will sign a deal with Türkiye whereby Türkiye will supply electricity through a 400 kV transmission line linking Türkiye’s Reyhanlı region and the Harem region in Syria.
Major power outage in Spain and Portugal
- 2025-04-29 07:09:35
- David Flin
Spain and Portugal have been hit by a major power outage, causing chaos in the Iberian peninsula.
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.
