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Without electricity in Clydebank
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Without electricity in Clydebank

Hundreds of households across Clydebank have been plunged into darkness as power cut hit five regions. Crews were working to restore service and after a couple of hours later, service returned to customers.
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Without electricity in Norfolk
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Without electricity in Norfolk

Hundreds of homes in Norfolk were left without electricity following an unplanned power cut. The loss of power happened earlier and affected villages around Harleston, near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, including Alburgh, Homersfield, Mendham and Metfield. UK Power Networks engineers fixed the issue.
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Cloudflare suffers systems outage due to power failure
This power failure news is from Australia

Cloudflare suffers systems outage due to power failure

Network delivery and security giant Cloudflare has experienced a multi-day outage on its control plane and analytics services. The systems suffered an outage, resulting in some customers being unable to access certain services.
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Power cut compensation payments
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Power cut compensation payments

The energy regulator has lifted maximum compensation payment levels available to households and businesses from storm-related power cuts. Some affected customers were left without electricity for an unacceptable amount of time, received poor communication from their network operator
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Storm caused power cut
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Storm caused power cut

Hundreds of people in communities in the western Highlands were without electricity after several power cuts. The outages came after the start of Storm Babet, with a yellow warning for gales and wind gusts of up to 80mph now in force. It is not known if the power cuts are related to the storm, but the Met Office alert – which came into force at 3am – had warned that the north-west would experience some of the strongest winds.
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Power cut after van crashes into house
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Power cut after van crashes into house

More than 100 houses had their power cut after a van hit a house, a fire service has said. West Midlands Fire Service said damage to a gas main on Catisfield Crescent in Wolverhampton saw power cut to 112 homes.
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Unexpected power cut hits more than 800 homes
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Unexpected power cut hits more than 800 homes

A power cut has hit more than 800 homes this evening, with residents reporting their houses going dark. The power cut is believed to have occurred around the Ainsworth Village area, just between Bury and Bolton. Crews restored service later.
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Utility Eskom expects lower power cuts in summer
This power failure news is from South Africa

Utility Eskom expects lower power cuts in summer

Eskom had projected an unprecedented level of power cuts during the winter months. Although its most dire predictions did not materialise, the country still experienced 10 hours of power cuts for 39 days in winter and not a single day with uninterrupted supply.
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Upton Cross parties on despite power cuts
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Upton Cross parties on despite power cuts

Not even intermittent power cuts across the community on the afternoon of the King’s coronation could put a damper on the celebrations at Upton Cross, near Liskeard.
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Huge power cut across affected many customers
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Huge power cut across affected many customers

Homes and businesses across two Kent towns were left without electricity. Engineers were called after the power cut in the Whitstable and Herne Bay area. The cause of the outage remind under investigation.
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Longest power outage
This power failure news is from Kenya

Longest power outage

The most prolonged nationwide power outage in Kenyan memory remained a mystery as the government-owned power company blamed a failure at Africa’s largest wind farm, which laid the responsibility on the power grid instead. Some of Kenya’s more than 50 million people, including in the capital, Nairobi, saw power return almost 24 hours after the massive outage
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Cambridge power cut left hundreds without electricity
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Cambridge power cut left hundreds without electricity

A power cut left hundreds of homes in Cambridge without electricity. The power cut affected around 650 properties in the city according to UK Power Networks.
Engineers have been called to the scene and power had been restored to most affected homes a couple of hours later.
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 Masive power cut after explosion
This power failure news is from France

Masive power cut after explosion

An explosion at a power substation in southern France left tens of thousands of households across three departments without power. Homes were left on average without power for around an hour. It took up to four hours in the worst-hit areas for it to be restored.
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Grech blames Labour government for power outages crisis
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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On Investigation of Power Outage Causes
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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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Power cut affected residents in Boston
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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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Power cuts due to stormy weather conditions
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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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Surgeons overcome power outages in Ethiopia
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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Number of areas affected in widespread fault
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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
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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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Power supply failure causes massive delays
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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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More than 1,300 homes in Chorley hit by power cut
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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
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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
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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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 Systems improved after power failure in Johannesburg
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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.