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Government ‘glossing over’ prospect of blackouts this winter, expert claims

The UK is facing the prospect of power blackouts this winter, an energy expert has warned, as he said the UK Government needed to find more cash to “help people through this crisis”. With the price cap now due to rise to £3,549 from October, London ...

28 Aug 2022 at 14:46

National News

Windfall tax and pause on new data centres required to 'avoid blackouts' - Labour

With an energy crisis looming, all new data centres should be paused and a windfall tax imposed on the profits of energy companies, according to the Labour party. There have been concerns about energy security this winter, with efforts being made ...

22 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Government not advising people to reduce energy use, says minister

The Government is not telling people to reduce overall energy consumption, a minister has said, but he refused to rule out rationing. Climate minister Graham Stuart said rather than looking at reducing overall use, the Government is supporting ...

07 Oct 2022 at 10:44

Ofgem executive given role of keeping the lights on over winter

Ofgem has appointed a new senior executive to ensure that the lights stay on this Christmas, amid fears that a gas shortage could cause problems in meeting demand. Akshay Kaul will take on the job as interim director of infrastructure and ...

02 Sept 2022 at 17:11

Meta ‘99%’ finished fixing ‘technical issue’ that caused widespread blackout

Meta said it is “99% of the way there” in solving an ongoing social media blackout with its apps. On Wednesday at around 6pm, thousands of social media users in parts of the UK reported an outage with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. ...

11 Dec 2024 at 22:51

Ireland

Sport Ireland chief: We may provide financial support in event of blackouts

Ireland’s sporting authority has discussed the possibility of energy blackouts this winter and how they could impact on sporting organisations. The head of Sport Ireland said that blackouts may result in the authority providing ...

09 Aug 2022 at 20:43

World

Pakistan’s energy chief defends government after nationwide power cut

Pakistan’s energy minister has defended the government following a major, day-long power cut that disrupted normal life across the country and drew criticism from millions who were left without electricity amid harsh winter ...

24 Jan 2023 at 09:06

World

Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

Cuba’s electrical grid went down on Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be ...

19 Oct 2024 at 05:43

Truss makes case for increasing energy production amid criticism of winter plans

Increasing energy production in the UK is necessary to prevent further crises, Liz Truss said, as she sought to reassure the country that “we will get through this winter”. The Government is resisting calls for it ...

07 Oct 2022 at 15:52

Local News

Man hospitalised following garda standoff at Waterford home as 'media blackout' lifted

A man was hospitalised on Sunday evening following a standoff with gardaí at a home in Portlaw, Co Waterford. The incident arose on Sunday afternoon with An Garda Síochána requesting a media blackout, which has ...

03 Mar 2025 at 10:33

World

Power returns to Spain and Portugal as outage cause remains a mystery

The cause of Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored. One of Europe’s most severe blackouts grounded ...

29 Apr 2025 at 19:52

World

Millions of Cubans remain without power after substation failure

Millions of people in Cuba remain without power after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night. The massive blackout is the fourth in the last six months as a ...

15 Mar 2025 at 17:23

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