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PETALING JAYA: Friday's massive power outage at London's Heathrow Airport has raised alarms across the global aviation industry, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced electrical resilience at major international airports, according to an aviation economist.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will resume flight operations to and from London Heathrow Airport on Saturday.
THE HAGUE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A major power outage disrupted service for over 45,000 customers in The Hague on Tuesday afternoon, according to Dutch grid operator Stedin.
Heathrow airport was completely shut down on Friday after a power outage due to a fire at a London electricity substation, causing travel chaos for passengers around the world and the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights from Europe's busiest air hub.
HARARE, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday encouraged private companies to generate their own electricity to reduce demand on the national grid.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country's north, buffeting global metal markets.
KUCHING: With Hari Raya Aidilfitri approaching, Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) is intensifying efforts to maintain a reliable electricity supply and prevent disruptions during the festive season.
ANDONG, (South Korea): Wildfires reignited in the southeastern part of the country overnight, fire authorities said Saturday (March 29), adding firefighting helicopters were dispatched to extinguish them.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Puerto Rico restored 99 percent of its power supply as of Thursday morning after a massive outage which left 1.3 million customers in darkness on New Year's Eve, according to Luma Energy, the company in charge of the island's electricity service.
As power outages continued, people in Myanmar were turning to solar energy. One of them was 70-year-old U Kyaw Min from Yangon, who visited a solar energy expo here.
YANGON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- As power outages continued, people in Myanmar were turning to solar energy. One of them was 70-year-old U Kyaw Min from Yangon, who visited a solar energy expo here.
KUCHING: Contractors have been reminded to consult Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) before beginning excavation works to avoid damaging underground cables and disrupting the power supply.
KUANTAN: Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad (PAIP) has activated its Preparedness and Standby Operations Plan to ensure consumers have enough water supply during the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.
KHAPLU, (Pakistan): Hundreds of people blocked a highway on Tuesday (Jan 7) in Pakistan's mountainous northern region in protest against power outages lasting longer than 20 hours, as temperatures plunged to minus 15 degrees Celsius.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- A deadly winter storm that blanketed the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions in snow largely subsided as of Tuesday morning, leaving bitterly cold temperatures in its wake as tens of thousands remained without power and closures persisted in the United States.
KUCHING: A supply interruption caused by generator trip at the Bakun Hydroelectric Plant (HEP) on Saturday (Dec 21) afternoon has been fully restored to affected consumers in certain parts of Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri.
LONDON (Reuters) -London's Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday and ordered a probe into how it dealt with a power outage that shut Europe's busiest air hub for almost a day as airlines warned of further delays and cancellations.
SINGAPORE: Most flights operating between Singapore and London's Heathrow Airport resumed on Saturday (March 22), following a significant power outage that shut down the British capital's main airport, leaving thousands of passengers and planes stranded.
SINGAPORE: At least one flight leaving Singapore for London has been cancelled after Britain's Heathrow Airport said on March 21 it will be closed until midnight (8am on March 22 Singapore time).
HAVANA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's power grid experienced another nationwide outage early Wednesday morning, following a failure at the island's largest power plant, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
