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This power failure news is from Japan
700 passengers walk along tracks after Tokyo trains suspended by power cut
About 700 passengers on Tokyu Railways Co.'s Den-en-toshi Line had to get off a train and walk along the tracks to the nearest station because of a power outage caused by a substation glitch. Power outages also occurred on Tokyu's Oimachi Line and between Shibuya and Kiyosumi-shirakawa stations on Tokyo Metro's Hanzomon Line, which connects directly with the Den-en-toshi Line, affecting a total of approximately 180,000 passengers.
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This power failure news is from Bangladesh
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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This power failure news is from Greece
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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This power failure news is from India
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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This power failure news is from South Africa
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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This power failure news is from India
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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This power failure news is from Oman
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.
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This power failure news is from Uganda
Power outage in Uganda blamed on ‘human error’
Uganda is facing questions on just how much of its generated electricity serves Ugandans, days after the country entered a cycle of irregular supply and power outages, following the collapse of one hydropower station. According to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uganda produces more power than it consumes, with current installed capacity of 1,346.6MW, against peak consumption of 794MW. Energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa said the emergency shutdown at Isimba dam means key consumers need imported power.
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This power failure news is from China
China cuts as reservoirs fall
Factories in China’s southwest were shut down and a city imposed rolling power failures after reservoirs to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his hold on power.
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This power failure news is from Malaysia
Power failure delays flights
At least one flight was delayed from the Penang International Airport (PIA) during the power failure that hit the island, while factories in the area ground to a halt for up to three hours. AirAsia northern region manager Kenneth Tan confirmed the incident. Factories and schools in the area reported a short blackout, but the recovery took longer for some.
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This power failure news is from Nigeria
Businesses hit by power failure
Nigeria’s electricity grid has collapsed again, causing power failures and affecting businesses and livelihoods across the nation. The incident comes 38 days after the national grid suffered a system failure on June 13. Kaduna Electrics said that the cause of the blackout was due to grid collapse.
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This power failure news is from Bangladesh
Frequent Power Cuts
Bangladesh has been facing severe power cuts for the last week that the government blames on a natural gas shortage. However, the cuts have spurred protests and criticism of past government policies, as well as calls for new policies.
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This power failure news is from India
Frequent power outages leave residents high and dry
As power outages continue in parts of the national capital region (NCR) under Uttar Pradesh in Noida, Ghaziabad, residents living in high-rise flats claimed that they are suffering from frequent power cuts and faulty backup by builders.
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This power failure news is from Nigeria
Nigerian cities in darkness as electricity grid collapses again
Nigeria’s wobbly national electricity grid has collapsed yet again, throwing several cities including the federal capital Abuja into darkness.
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This power failure news is from India
Power outage in Pune
A major fault in the 400 KV high-tension transmission lines of Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) at Chakan and Lonikand substations disrupted power supply to the twin cities of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad in the early hours.
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This power failure news is from India
Navi Mumbai faces power failures
To avoid a total grid failure in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), following the failure of Talegaon Kharghar 400KV line, a rotational load shedding was imposed on emergency basis across Navi Mumbai.
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This power failure news is from Sri Lanka
Power cuts in Sri Lanka
Power cuts of up to 13 hours in some areas in Sri Lanka. Though the government has said the duration of the power cuts will be reduced gradually, the power cut were extended mainly due to lack of fuel amid severe shortage of US dollars.
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This power failure news is from Puerto Rico
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rico's homes without power after outage
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Puerto Rico still were without power Saturday, more than two days after the start of an island-wide outage that began with a fire at a power plant.
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This power failure news is from Taiwan
Affected by power outages in Taiwan
Over 4,000 households in Taiwan region's New Taipei city and Kaohsiung city were hit by power outages. The major power outage in New Taipei city was caused by underground cable failure, while the power cut in Kaohsiung city was caused by an accident at a power substation where repairs were underway.
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This power failure news is from Kenya
Kenya got hit by a third countrywide power outage
Kenya on Jan 11. suffered its third countrywide power outage in four years, with the entire country plunged into a blackout for almost four hours after a transmission line broke.
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This power failure news is from Sri Lanka
Major power outage
Sri Lanka suffered a power outage across large parts of the island on Friday, local media reported, as state power workers scrambled to get a key transmission line operational.
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This power failure news is from South Africa
Massive power cut around the country
South Africa’s crisis-hit power supplier has extended daily electricity blackouts from over two hours to more than seven in most parts of the country. masive
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This power failure news is from South Africa
Zambia power outage
South Africa’s crisis-hit power supplier has extended daily electricity blackouts from over two hours to more than seven in most parts of the country. masive
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This power failure news is from Zambia
Power outage in some areas on heavy rains
Zesco Public relations manager Hazel Zulu said the faults were caused by fallen tree branches and poles on main lines. Limited has attributed the power outages in some parts of the country to faults at its main substations resulting from heavy rains.
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This power failure news is from Ireland
Dublin Hit With Power Outage
Thousands of homes in Dublin were left without power on Monday, as the nation’s utility worked to repair a fault on its network.