Nigeria experienced a nationwide power outage for about 10 hours Thursday after the country’s electrical grid collapsed due to a fire, authorities and the nation’s electricity distribution companies reported. The grid has collapsed multiple times in recent years, and the latest outage
Wind and solar farms are forced to wait to have their sites connected to the electricity grid with local opposition and protests often a problem, it was said. Experts warned that this is slowing the transition to clean energy and delaying Britain’s
Large swathes of Argentina were left without power on Wednesday afternoon after blackouts in the national grid due to a fire, officials said, as the country endures a major heat wave that has increased demand for energy. Parts of the capital Buenos
The National Grid is launching a new demand flexibility service test tonight, where thousands of households will be asked to turn off their energy-guzzling appliances to help balance the UK’s electricity system, Express.co.uk was told. The scheme was launched late last year
Power cuts on the National Grid have left more than 5,000 homes across 16 UK regions without electricity. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news visit:
Major power cuts across four regions have occurred as National Grid scrambles to get the lights back on for at least 300 customers. Around 190 homes in one area of Nottingham suffered a power outage in an incident that was raised with
Hundreds of homes in England and Wales under the National Grid’s electricity distribution service have been left with no power this morning. Households in Staffordshire, West Midlands, Cornwall, Cardiff, and many others, who were previously under Western Power Distribution, have faced no
The National Grid has told coal-fired power stations to be ready to supply power on Monday as parts of Britain face temperatures as low as -4C. It asked Drax and EDF to “warm” three coal units so it can protect the country’s
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has explained why the UK’s wind farms have been smashing power generation records as it updated Express.co.uk on its emergency “worst-case scenario” plan for organised blackouts over the next two months. Recent weather conditions have resulted
Power cuts on the national grid plunged hundreds of households across England and Wales into darkness this morning. The power cuts began last night — with the National Grid specifically acknowledging outages affecting homes in Worksop, in the East Midlands; Newport, Wales;