Iran enforces rolling power blackouts as fuel shortages bite

Under-investment in the grid, natural gas shortages and ban on dirty fuel lead to energy supply crunch

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Fuel shortage starting to subside in Florida as cleanup from Milton continues

Floridians are still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Milton struck last week, but fuel is slowly returning to the state after an initial shortage in the aftermath of the storm. CBS News ...

Cuba plunged into crisis by prolonged power blackouts

President warns against ‘vandalism’ after fuel shortages exacerbate economic struggles

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Living with Nigeria's blackouts - six weeks, no power

World - Yahoo News - November 2

Cuba works to restore power after hurricane blackout

Hurricane Rafael brought strong winds, causing a shutdown of the country's electricity system for the second time in just weeks.

Supreme Court allows EPA to enforce power plant emission limits

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it will allow the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce new greenhouse gas emissions limits for power plants. Michael Gerrard, a professor at Columbia ...

As IV shortage continues, U.S. invokes wartime power to speed recovery

Hospitals nationwide are postponing procedures after Hurricane Helene wrecked a major IV fluids factory in North Carolina.

AI Power Needs Fuel Demand for Nuclear Energy

Electricity providers are looking at revamping nuclear power generation as Big Tech energy needs increase.

Business - Inc. - October 17

Cuba Suffers Blackout After Power Plant Failure Near Havana

The Cuban government had just announced emergency measures to reduce electricity use — then the power went out across the entire nation.

World - The New York Times - October 19

Cuba suffers complete blackout after national electrical power grid fails

Most businesses were closed on Friday as officials blamed deteriorating infrastructure and fuel shortages for failure. Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Massive blackout hits Cuba after major power plant fails

A massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government Friday to implement emergency measures to slash demand.

Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba as it struggles with power outage

Millions of people are still without power, with food rotting in fridges and no water supply in many homes.

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power ...

Cuba makes progress on regaining power after second total blackout

Authorities say they are gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, including to hospitals. Cuba’s government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Cuba hit with second blackout amid national power grid failure

After electricity was partially restored in Cuba following an island-wide blackout, the electrical grid collapsed a second time, causing widespread alarm. Journalist Ed Augustin told NBC News that ...

Cubans struggle as power not fully restored after days of blackout

Electricity on much of the island has yet to be restored after days of blackout.

World - ABC News - October 20

Many Cubans still waiting for power to return after days of blackout

Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout.

Cuba's Government Struggles to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout

Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 21

Hurricane Rafael knocks out power in Cuba, weeks after nationwide blackout

Cuba was without power nationwide for the second time in just weeks, as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon.

Nigeria's major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Nigeria's major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again

Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano have suffered blackouts as the country’s electricity grid has collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this year

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Ukraine Is Scavenging for Power-Plant Parts as Mass Blackouts Loom

Ukraine is scrambling to repair electricity production crippled by a Russian bombing campaign, seeking parts abroad and at a front-line power plant.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

Mexican fuel flows to Cuba as the island faces blackouts and the loss of Russian and Venezuelan oil

Mexico has sent nearly half a million barrels of crude oil and diesel in just a span of days, oil shipment data shows

World - ABC News - October 31

Amazon and Google's plans for fueling data centers: Nuclear power

Amazon on Wednesday said it's investing in small nuclear reactors, two days after Google announced its own nuclear plans.

Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

Cuba’s electrical grid went down after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without power

World - ABC News - October 18

Blackout hits French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe as striking workers shut down power

Workers on strike have shut down power across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and left its more than 370,000 inhabitants without electricity

World - ABC News - October 25

In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

The first time electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode

World - ABC News - October 26

French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe orders a curfew a day after a strike prompted a blackout

The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has ordered a curfew, a day after a strike by workers left 370,000 people in darkness for nearly 24 hours

World - ABC News - October 26

Czech power company CEZ signs deal with Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR to build modular nuclear reactors

The Czech power company CEZ has signed a deal with Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR to form a strategic partnership to develop and deploy small modular nuclear reactors

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Kamala Harris, Border Enforcer

Behind the scenes, the president and vice president conducted a campaign to get the crisis under control.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

2024 NFL Week 9 QB Power Rankings: Chargers' Justin Herbert leaps into top 10; Lions' Jared Goff still rolling

Assessing every team's starting signal-caller

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Nuclear medicine shortage will lead to deaths

Experts warn hundreds could be affected by the shortage in radioisotopes used to track cancer.

Sneakily dangerous Warriors prowling for a bite of the NBA

The "underdog" Golden State Warriors enter the 2024-25 NBA season a new team, but they're ready to sneakily hunt out the rest of the league, Monte Poole writes.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

TotalEnergies Profit Falls as Downstream Margins Bite

TotalEnergies reported a sharpy-lower net profit in the third quarter on weaker refining margins, production and prices, but said output should pick up going forward.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Shark bites off surfer’s leg in Hawaii

A 61-year-old man was surfing on Friday morning when a shark bit him, completely severing his leg. A shark bit a Maui surfer on Friday and severed his leg, authorities said.. The man, 61, was ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

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