Johannesburg Electricity Company Crippled By Cyberattack
Ransomware attack on Johannesburg electricity supplier disrupts power to thousands of South Africans.
Biggest Blackouts In History: London 2003
Faulty fuse brings rush-hour chaos to London in a blackout that brought the famous underground tube network grinding to a...
Is The UK Prepared For A Widescale Power Cut? Rating The Risk
What plans are in place to prevent incidents that have the potential to cause significant disruption across the country? And...
“City That Never Sleeps” Falls Into Darkness As Power Cut Hits New York
Broadway musicals fell silent following a New York City blackout that left much of Manhattan without power.
The Carrington Event And Space Weather – Could It Happen Again Today?
Could a solar storm cause a catastrophic collapse of our power grid? We look back to the Carrington Event of...
What Are The Odds? 9 Things Less Likely To Happen Than A Nationwide Power Cut
It’s never happened before and it’s unlikely to ever happen. But are the odds of the UK’s electricity network experiencing...
Black Start – Restarting The Grid From Scratch
Everything you need to know about ‘Black Start’, the process for rebooting the entire UK power grid following a complete...
How Would We Cope In A UK-Wide Blackout?
How would you cope in a world without power? Let’s explore the catastrophic consequences a nationwide blackout could cause.
Power Cut Plunges 50 Million South Americans Into Darkness
An “unprecedented” power cut left virtually all of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay without electricity.