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This power failure news is from Malta
Grech blames Labour government for power outages crisis
Bernard Grech attributes the recent spate of power outages to a decision made by the previous Labour government a decade ago, after it chose to shelve PN's plans for improving the distribution network. Widespread power cuts across Malta caused by a week-long heatwave have led to criticism of Prime Minister Robert Abela's government, with business fearing it could damage summer tourism on the island
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This power failure news is from Kazakhstan
On Investigation of Power Outage Causes
Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov briefed President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the results of the investigation into the causes of a power outage. Noting a high accident rate of power stations in the Atyrau and Mangystau regions, Nurmaganbetov highlighted that the energy complex equipment was completely worn out
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Power cut affected residents in Boston
More than 2,000 households have been hit by a power cut in Bolton. Electricity North West, which runs power supplies across the region, first reported being aware of the issue. The company confirmed that a total of 2,216 households had been affected but moved to assure the public that their engineers were working on a solution.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Power cuts due to stormy weather conditions
Hundreds of homes in the county are experiencing power supply issues due to stormy weather conditions. UK Power Networks have reported incidents of electricity faults due to high voltage overhead cable failures in areas including Mundesley, Saxthorpe, Blickling and Aylsham
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This power failure news is from Ethiopia
Surgeons overcome power outages in Ethiopia
A delegation of Israeli surgeons faced a daunting challenge when a general power failure interrupted a life-saving surgery they were performing in Ethiopia. But thanks to their quick thinking and resourcefulness, the team successfully completed the procedure and saved the life of a three-year-old patient.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Number of areas affected in widespread fault
There was a power cut in a number of areas in Northern Ireland. NIE Networks say that it was due to faulty equipment onsite and that the fault was quite widespread. NIE Networks said that they were aware of a power cut in the Lisburn, Hillsborough, Dromore, Donacloney and Moira areas. Service was later restored.
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Millions of Americans face potential power cuts
Millions of Americans face the possibility of power cuts in the coming weeks because of the heatwave that is sweeping the country. The sweltering temperatures have caused a huge demand for electricity as homes and businesses employ their air conditioning to stay cool.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Power supply failure causes massive delays
Furious Eurostar passengers have hit out over massive delays after a failure of the electrical supply between Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International caused issues on Sunday. Hundreds of passengers were forced to stand in huge queues during high temperatures before being told the last service was cancelled.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
More than 1,300 homes in Chorley hit by power cut
Electricity North West was investigating the issue, with a spokesman saying that they aware of a power cut in Chorley PR7 affecting 1,361 customers. Crews were working to restore service soon.
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Power cut left hundreds of homes without electricity
Hundreds of homes without electricity after a power cut in one part of Merseyside. Crews were working to restore service a couple of hours later.
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Chaos caused by a power cut in Leigh on Sea
Faults to underground power cables have left homes in two south Essex postcode areas without power for several hours throughout yesterday evening and this morning. Crews were working to restore the service as soon as they can.
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This power failure news is from South Africa
Systems improved after power failure in Johannesburg
Johannesburg Water authority says its systems are steadily improving after a power failure at the Vereeniging purification plant infrastructure. The authority says the pumping system is making steady progress after the water supply was affected for the past two days which affected pumping capacity at the bulk supplier’s Eikenhof pump station leaving most of the serviced areas without water supply.
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This power failure news is from South Africa
Water supply interruption due to power failure
Umgeni Water says the plant has not been receiving power for a while, meaning they are unable to treat water to drinking standards. Umgeni Water is responsible for the supply of drinking water to the eThekwini metro. Contractors are doing everything they can to restore the power supply as quickly as possible.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Two power cuts in north Essex have left homes without power
A planned outage is affecting properties in the CO5 7 postcode area, which includes Peldon, Abberton, and Little Wigborough. The outage is necessary to carry out planned engineering works safely.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Power cuts due to strong winds
Storm Otto is expected to cause affectations, bringing extreme strong winds. A severe 12-hour weather warning has been issued for parts of Yorkshire as strong outbreaks of rain and wind are expected to cause disruption to travel.
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Plymouth homes plunged into darkness
More than 2,000 Plymouth homes have been hit by a power cut. Residents in the Lipson and St Judes areas have reported outages. Crewa were working to restore service
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Swindon suburb left with no electricity
A Swindon suburb were hit with a power outage leaving several residents without electricity for hours. There were five postcodes in the affected area and SSEN estimates that many customers were affected the power cut.
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This power failure news is from Nigeria
Birnin Kebbi residents lament power outage
Birnin Kebbi residents have decried incessant power outage caused by Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KAEDCO), which according to them, has paralysed socio-economic activities in the area. Businessmen and shop owners are badly affected, the excessive power outage has almost crippled their businesses due to insufficient supply of power on daily basis.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Storm Noa causes injuries, power cuts and chaos
Wreckage lines the roads and hundreds of properties have been left without power as Storm Noa continues to wreak havoc across the UK. A woman was sriously injured after strong winds in Fareham caused scaffolding to fall on top of he
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Tesco and Everlast Gym evacuated after power cut
Close to 600 properties in Gloucester were without electricity as a result of a major power cut. People were reportedly evacuated from the Tesco Superstore and Everlast gym on St Oswalds Road. The outage was said to be a 'High Voltage' incident. This means the power cut was widespread and could affect a large area.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Power cut affected almost 2500 properties
Around 2,400 Goole homes were left without power after Northern Powergrid confirmed a major technical issue. The power cut affected most properties in the DN14 5 and DN14 6 area of East Yorkshire. Northern Powergrid estimated that power was restored a couple of hours later.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Homes plunged into darkness across 10 regions
Thousands of homes were without power with properties across 10 regions of the UK affected by the outage. The worst affected area was West Sussex with almost 30,000 homes without electricity and the next worst is said to be Greater London with reports of 326 without power.
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Outages fixed in Sussex following power cuts
Thousands of households across Sussex were left without power following a fault on the electricity network. More than 30,000 homes as well as several schools and businesses in West Sussex lost power for hours due to the outage.
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This power failure news is from United Kingdom
Nearly 40,000 Brits without electricity in 10 regions
Brits across the south-east and east of England have been hit by a number of power cuts that have left tens of thousands of people without electricity. The power outage comes as the UK is battered by artic conditions this week and suffers through one of the coldest March nights in a decade.
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Power cut in Lancaster
Nearly 100 homes and businesses were without electricity after a power cut in Lancaster. A spokesman for Electricity North West said that this power cut was caused by an unexpected incident on the high voltage cable that provides electricity to homes and businesses. A couple of hours later, service was restored.