Showing posts with label electricity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electricity. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Romania starts shutdown of nuclear power plant due to low level of Danube River

Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant

Romania has started the shutdown of its sole nuclear power plant as the water level of Danube River dropped to record low, according to the plant's operator Nuclearelectrica.

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Hurricane Rafael intensifies rapidly as Category 3 as it nears Cuba

Hurricane Rafael has intensified into a powerful Category 3 hurricane

Hurricane Rafael has intensified into a powerful Category 3 hurricane just hours before it is forecast to make landfall in Cuba, according to the United States National Weather Service.

Monday, November 04, 2024

La DANA en Valencia: El 99% de los hogares afectados recupera la electricidad

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La reciente DANA que ha afectado a la Comunidad Valenciana durante la última semana de octubre de 2024 ha causado inundaciones extremas y ha interrumpido el suministro eléctrico a más de 155.000 hogares en la provincia de Valencia.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Florida Hit With Catastrophic Storm Surge, Damaging Wind After Idalia Makes Landfall

Hurricane Idalia

The US state of Florida is being hit with a catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds after Hurricane Idalia made landfall earlier in the day, the National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Over 300,000 People Have No Power On US East Coast After Storms

300,000 People Have No Power On US East Coast

Over 300,000 customers on the US East Coast have no electricity after a wave of storms hit the region, the website Poweroutages.us said on Tuesday.

Saturday, April 22, 2023

French Energy Union Threatens To Cut Electricity At Upcoming Cannes Film Festival

French Energy Union Threatens To Cut Electricity At Upcoming Cannes Film Festival

The National Federation of Mines and Energy, a French trade union affiliated to the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), has threatened to plunge into darkness the Cannes Film Festival and some other major public events in protest of the controversial pension reform.

Thursday, April 06, 2023

Freezing Rain Leaves Over 1,000,000 Canadians Without Power Supply

Freezing Rain Leaves Over 1,000,000 Canadians Without Power Supply


Freezing rain and strong winds leave 1,134,426 Canadians without power supply, the data of Canadian portal PowerOutage.CA showed on Thursday.

Sunday, January 08, 2023

California Storm Leaves over 560,000 Homes without Power, More Rough Weather Ahead


Torrential downpours and damaging winds left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power in California early on Sunday as the area braced for the next onslaught of severe weather.

Monday, December 26, 2022

At Least 17 People Dead, 110 Injured In Heavy Snowfall In Japan - Reports

Heavy Snowfall In Japan

At least 17 people have died and 110 more have been injured as a result of heavy snowfall in Japan, the Fuji broadcaster reported on Monday, citing sources in the country's disaster management.

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

France Will Soon Restart 6 Reactors After Treatment For Corrosion - Energy Minister

nuclear reactors france

 French Energy Transition Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said on Wednesday that six out of 12 nuclear reactors that had corrosion problems in May have been repaired and will be reconnected to the grid in the near future.

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

National Grid Chief Warns UK Households Face ‘Very, Very Hard’ Winter | Farsnews Agency

paying for their energy bills

The head of National Grid warned that many British households would find this winter “financially very, very hard”, despite government support to limit the rise in gas and electricity bills.

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Megadrought leads to record low water levels in largest US reservoir, lake Mead

 

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Due to a megadrought gripping the western US, the water levels at Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir serving 40 million Americans, have dropped to a historic low.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Central Asia blackout leaves millions without power - BBC News

Millions of people were left for hours without electricity on Tuesday when a huge power blackout hit cities in three Central Asian countries.

Sunday, October 10, 2021

India: Looming power ‘crisis’ in Delhi amid coal shortages | Al Jazeera

power crisis in the Indian capital

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has warned of a looming power crisis in the Indian capital, saying that some of the major coal-fired stations supplying the city barely have a day’s stock left.