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Nation 21 Mar 2025 | 09:17 AM

Four Malaysia Airlines flights affected by London's Heathrow Airport blackout

PETALING JAYA: A total of four Malaysia Airlines flights to Britain's Heathrow Airport are affected due to a power outage at the airport caused by a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation, says the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG).

World 14 Mar 2025 | 05:58 PM

South African energy minister reassures public amid Eskom's blackout setbacks

JOHANNESBURG, March 14 (Xinhua) -- South African Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Friday reassured the public that technical teams are working to improve the performance of struggling coal power stations and prevent the return of load-shedding, or rolling blackouts.

Sabah & Sarawak 13 Mar 2025 | 06:52 AM

Snake causes blackout in two areas near Kuching

KUCHING: A snake caused a blackout affecting the Batu Kawa and MJC areas here on Tuesday (March 11) night,

World 26 Feb 2025 | 10:31 PM

Blackout leaves 98 pct of Chileans without electricity, three dead

SANTIAGO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A power outage that left 98 percent of Chileans without electricity for about eight hours on Tuesday led to the death of three people who were on electrical life support, the government said Wednesday.

World 14 Feb 2025 | 02:15 PM

Cuba tells non-essential workers, students to stay home in latest blackout

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba closed schools and told non-essential workers to stay home on Friday as its electrical grid faltered following the failure of a major power plant, causing widespread blackouts across the crisis-ridden island.

South Korea 10 Feb 2025 | 11:00 PM

Monkey causes nationwide blackout

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout, government officials said.

Sri Lanka 9 Feb 2025 | 02:02 PM

'Really monkeying around': Sri Lankan monkey causes nationwide blackout

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said.

World 18 Jan 2025 | 01:48 PM

Blackouts hit wide swathes of army-controlled Sudan after drone attacks

(Reuters) - Most army-controlled areas in Sudan have been plunged into blackouts following drone attacks on power generation facilities by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, government officials and residents told Reuters.

World 11 Jan 2025 | 09:25 PM

Moldova's separatist Transdniestria region reduces Sunday's blackouts

(Reuters) -Authorities in Moldova's separatist Transdniestria region said on Saturday that energy conservation measures had allowed them to ease restrictions caused by a halt to Russian gas supplies, with the duration of rolling blackouts to be further reduced.

Myanmar 3 Feb 2025 | 12:48 PM

Myanmar implements 11 solar power plant projects, major to improve frequent blackouts in country

A total of 11 solar power plant projects are currently under construction and development in Myanmar, with a total capacity of 1,026 megawatts, state-run daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Sunday.

Aseanplus News 25 Nov 2024 | 06:08 AM

Australia's most populous state faces elevated blackout risk due to heatwave

Australia's most populous state is facing an elevated risk of blackouts amid a forecast looming heatwave, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) warned on Monday.

World 3 Dec 2024 | 06:20 AM

Ukrainians find new energy sources to beat blackouts as winter arrives

KYIV (Reuters) - Standing on the rooftop of a 16-storey residential apartment building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Valerii Pyndyk pointed to several rows of solar panels.

World 4 Jan 2025 | 02:18 PM

Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff

KYIV (Reuters) -The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through neighbouring Ukraine, faced longer periods of rolling power cuts on Saturday, local authorities said.

India 10 Dec 2024 | 11:00 PM

Manipur lifts Internet blackout after ethnic clashes

Internet was restored in India’s conflict-torn northeastern state of Manipur, weeks after a blackout was ordered to contain deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police.

Sabah & Sarawak 6 Nov 2024 | 01:46 AM

Sabah faces potential blackout without federal electricity subsidy, says group

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah branch of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) is emphasising the urgent need for federal assistance following a warning from Sabah Electricity (SE) chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau about a potential total blackout early next year if subsidy needs are unmet.

World 4 Dec 2024 | 12:31 PM

Millions in Cuba remain in dark after nationwide blackout

HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba said it was generating only enough electricity to cover about 1/6th of peak demand late on Wednesday, hours after its national grid collapsed leaving millions without power.

World 19 Oct 2024 | 12:26 PM

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba's government said late on Saturday it had restored power to nearly one-fifth of the island's people after the national grid collapsed twice in 24 hours, plunging millions of people into darkness.

World 18 Oct 2024 | 11:36 AM

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

HAVANA (Reuters) -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 plants.

World 30 Aug 2024 | 01:42 PM

Power beginning to return in Venezuela after nationwide blackout

CARACAS/BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (Reuters) -Power had returned to some parts of Venezuela on Friday evening after capital Caracas and much of the rest of the country were plunged into a blackout that the government blamed on sabotage by the opposition, without providing evidence.

Nation 6 Aug 2024 | 11:00 PM

Residents want an end to frequent blackouts

GUA MUSANG: Whenever a weekend or holiday rolls around, residents of Kampung Bertam Baru have to brace for blackouts that can last for hours at a time.

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