St Jude Storm Blows Power Grid Off Course
St Jude Storm winds touching nearly 100 mph bring death and destruction to south-east England leaving up to 850,000 homes...
Biggest Blackouts In History: The Great Storm Of 1987
October 1987 saw the biggest storm to hit southern parts of the UK in almost 300 years kill 18 people,...
National Grid Publishes Winter Outlook 2020 Amid COVID-19 & EU Uncertainty
Electricity network operator National Grid ESO releases its Winter Outlook 2020.
Mumbai Hit By “Unprecedented” Power Failure
Mumbai power cut causes Monday morning misery for millions.
Offshore Wind To Power All UK Homes By 2030?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges 40 GW of offshore wind power by the end of the decade.
National Grid Launches Dynamic Containment Frequency Balancing Scheme
National Grid ESO introduces new Dynamic Containment mechanism to help keep network frequency balanced.
Biggest Blackouts In History: Italy 2003
Breakdown of electricity lines from neighbouring countries causes blackout affecting almost the whole of Italy and its 57 million population.
Sri Lanka Plunged Into Darkness By Nationwide Power Cut
More than 21 million people were left without electricity after a nationwide blackout on Sri Lanka.
Uganda Hit By Another Nationwide Blackout
Uganda experiences fifth nationwide blackout in a matter of months.
Chicago Blackout Leaves 800,000 In The Dark
Hundreds of thousands of people are still without electricity after a major power outage across Chicago.