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Customers in darkness
More than 100 homes were plunged into darkness following a power cut affecting several Bristol neighbourhoods. Some people reported dimming or flickering lights, while others lost power completely. Engineers were working to have all properties back a couple of hours later.
According to its live power map, 105 properties were without power as of 7pm due to a "high voltage" incident. Residents in other Bristol postcodes including BS6, BS2 and BS10 also reported issues.
According to its live power map, 105 properties were without power as of 7pm due to a "high voltage" incident. Residents in other Bristol postcodes including BS6, BS2 and BS10 also reported issues.
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Power cut in Plymouth with nearly 1,000 properties without electricity
Hundreds of homes were without power across Plymouth after reports of an 'loud bang' in the Cattledown area. Western Power's online power cut updates system stated that 959 properties were without power.
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Thousands affected by Hertfordshire power cuts
More than 5,000 customers were plunged into darkness when a power cut affected parts of south Hertfordshire. UK Power Networks said 68 postcode areas were affected on Thursday
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Cable fault causes power cut
More than 3000 homes were affected by a power cut following an electrical fault in Walderslade. UK Power Networks say 3430 customers were impacted by the power cut, and crews worked to restore the supply a couple of hours later.
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Bangladesh faces power failure after national grid fails
Large swaths of Bangladesh left without electricity after a grid failure, a government official said, adding that authorities were working to gradually restore the power supply in the country of 168 million people. Almost 75-80 percent of the country were affected by the failure.
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Into darkness for hours as Harrow power cut strikes
An unplanned power cut has plunged thousands of north London homes into complete darkness. The power outage struck properties and street lights across Harrow, Stanmore and Wembley at 6pm on Sunday.
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Hundreds of homes experience power cuts from Norwich to Hoveton Author Picture Icon Grace Piercy
A power cut left hundreds of customers without electricity in Norwich and Hoveton, following an underground electricity cable has faulted on the high voltage network, causing the failure.
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Power failure affected thousands of properties
Thousands of properties in the East Wight were without electricity following a major power cut. Some 141 post codes were affected.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have apologized for the power cut and aim to have the supply restored by 1pm.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have apologized for the power cut and aim to have the supply restored by 1pm.
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Storm Fiona knocks out power
Some 500,000 homes were left without power across the region as the storm pummelled a wide area, felling countless trees and ripping roofs from buildings.
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Whitehawk in Brighton hit by power cut
Residents near Whitehawk wre experiencing an #outage, with the problems said to be caused by a failing cable. The outage affected around 800 people in the BN2 5 postcode area. According to UK Power Network, the reason for the power cut has been that "an underground electricity cable has faulted on our high voltage network, causing an area wide power cut".
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Thousands left without electricity after massive power cut
A large part of a Merseyside town left without power after an outage hit. People living in Birkdale, and other parts of Southport, have been left without electric after Scottish Power confirmed there was an outage in the town. Service was restored a couple of hours later.
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Power cuts due to energy crisis in Greece
There are nearly zero chances that the energy crisis will lead to power cuts, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Tuesday, talking to the private broadcaster Skai, ANA reports. Skrekas said that no bonus will be given for decreasing natural gas consumption as this would be hard to calculate for apartment blocks with shared central heating systems
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Power cut takes out electric
A helicopter carrying out a survey in a search for minerals in Aberdeenshire caused a power cut to over 1,000 homes after it struck an electricity pylon. The electromagnetic monitoring loop, suspended below the helicopter, struck a pylon near Balmedie.
SSEN engineers carried out repairs and power was restored to all 1,004 properties affected. Aberdeen Minerals Limited said it was aware of the incident.
SSEN engineers carried out repairs and power was restored to all 1,004 properties affected. Aberdeen Minerals Limited said it was aware of the incident.
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Power failure due to torrential rain in the city
Bengaluru is most likely to see some power outages as the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KTPCL) is undertaking some projects that were delayed due to torrential rain in the city. Check the list of affected divisions and areas by following the link.
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Power cut caused by high winds
SP Energy Networks has issued safety advice to help Lanarkshire residents remain safe in the event of a power cut caused by forecast high winds this weekend.
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Electricity company reduce power cuts throughout week
South Africa's Eskom will reduce planned power cuts this week after sufficient progress was made in replenishing emergency generation reserves. Eskom's aging power stations run mostly on coal and are highly prone to faults, resulting in frequent outages which constrain economic growth. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's government has tried to reform Eskom to make it more efficient, but progress has been slow.
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Severe disruption on tube after power supply failure
London Underground services were suffering severe disruption due to “power supply problems”, Transport for London (TfL) said. The issue means no trains were running on the entire Victoria line. The Piccadilly line was suspended between Hyde Park Corner and Cockfosters, with severe delays on the rest of the line. Tube stations were evacuated and closed due to the issue.
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Three powerful surges of electricity caused power cuts
There has been a power cut across after three powerful surges of electricity knocked out power to hundreds of homes and left burglar alarms sounding. A couple of hours later, service was restored.
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Customers affected by powet cut in Seaham
Hundreds of homes in Seaham were without power after an unplanned power cut. The service says the power cut has been caused by problems with cables or equipment serving the area. Crews were working to restore the service.
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Hospital affected by power cut
A power outage let without electricity. Samantha Allen, chief executive of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, said people needed electrical devices such as oxygen machines "for survival". She has written to regulator Ofgem calling for action to ensure energy companies have better checks in place, so this situation don't happen again.
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Chennai power disruption
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) said that power was suspended in parts of Chennai in Tambaram, Poonamalle, Southuperumbedu, Kolathur carrying out maintenance work in the city.
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Electricity supplies restored following power cut
A power cut hit a number of areas in Deeside. Electricity went off in parts of Ewloe, Hawarden, Shotton, Aston and Queensferry. The engineers were working in the area, and fixed the fault also the control centre restored some supplies remotely.
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Thousands of homes affected by power cut
A power cut affected thousands of homes in the west end of Glasgow. Electricity was cut off to residences in the G11, parts of Partick, Kelvindale, Anniesland, Knightswood and Finnieston. The cut has impacted on some businesses in the area, as well as homes. The service was restored a couple of hours later.
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Major power outage reported across Oman
A major power outage impacted in several parts of Oman. Chairman APSR said that the reason of the outages was due to technical reasons. He explained that the interruption started as a result of a technical failure in the 400 kilovolt power transmission lines (the main line and the backup line) linking the two main stations of Ibri and Nihaida.