National Grid’s Winter Outlook 2021 Predicts Tight Electricity Margins
Britain will have enough electricity to avoid disruption over the coming months, but National Grid ESO’s Winter Outlook 2021 warns...
Biggest Blackouts In History: South Australia 2016
A “once in 50 years” storm causes a complete grid failure in South Australia leaving 1.7 million residents without electricity.
Biggest Blackouts In History: Italy 2003
Breakdown of electricity lines from neighbouring countries causes blackout affecting almost all of Italy and its 57 million population.
9 August 2019 Blackout – Everything You Need To Know
Handy links to every article the Blackout report has published about the 9 August 2019 blackout.
Interconnector Failure In France Causes Outages Across Iberian Peninsula
More than a million people across Spain and Portugal were left without electricity after disruption to supplies from a high...
Energy Future System Operator Consultation – National Grid To Lose Role?
Government launches consultation into the creation of an independent Energy Future System Operator in proposals that would see National Grid...
Future Energy Scenarios 2021: Towards Net Zero
National Grid ESO publishes Future Energy Scenarios 2021, its roadmap for decarbonising the UK’s electricity system.
Puerto Rican Power Outage Following Substation Explosion
The problem-plagued Puerto Rican power grid is hit on same day as cyberattack targets the island’s newly-installed electricity company.
Queensland Power Plant Explosion Causes “Historic” Outage
An explosion at the coal-fired Callide Power Station causes power outage that leaves 500,000 homes throughout Queensland without electricity.
Poland Power Supply Hit By Massive Plant Outage
Network failure at Europe’s biggest thermal power plant causes problems for the electricity system in Poland.