After 15 years in darkness power restored in Ondo
FG commissions 132 kV transmission line and substation in Ode-Erinje, reconnecting over 2,000 communities to the national grid after prolonged blackout.
Dr Liang Du explains risks behind massive power blackouts
Following the Iberian outage, an engineering expert outlines blackout causes, cross-border impact, and why high-risk areas face slower recovery.
Suspected thief electrocuted at ECG substation
An alleged cable theft at an ECG substation turns deadly, causing widespread outage across Kumasi.
Rhino and Buffalo enhance power restoration in Namibia
NamPower acquires two mobile substations to rapidly restore power during transformer failures.
FPL’s Power Restoration Efforts
FPL is conducting damage assessments and continues to restore power safely and as quickly as possible.
Hawaiian Electric continues Maui power restoration
Hawaiian Electric has continued with its power restoration efforts in fire-stricken Maui.
Ukraine restores power after fire wipes out Odesa substation
The power to critical infrastructure has been restored after a fire broke out at an overloaded substation in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on 4 February.
Ukraine’s utility receives 7 T of power equipment
Ministry of Energy of Ukraine handed over 7 T of power equipment to JSC Chernihivoblenergo, to help restore electricity supply in the border region.
Demonstration of technology for rapid power restoration in Puerto Rico
GE has announced it has been awarded one of several projects supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop new grid resilient technologies.
Sweden-Poland power transmission outage resolved
Poland: Power transmission by a 600 MW undersea cable between Sweden and Poland was restored after an outage, a spokesman for grid operator PSE has stated.
Duke Energy staging thousands of personnel ready to respond to Hurricane Ian
USA, Florida: Duke Energy is mobilizing nearly 10,000 lineworkers, damage assessment and support personnel to safe locations in its Florida service areas.
Hurricane Fiona causes island-wide power outages in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, San Juan: Hurricane Fiona surged across Puerto Rico on 18 September, knocking out power to the more than 3 million residents on the island.
US public power utilities restoring power in wake of tornadoes
USA: Public power utilities in several states are working to restore power in the wake of a string of deadly tornadoes that hit communities on 10 December.