Networks/Grids
Officials warn of grid collapse amid blackouts in São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil’s financial and economic centre, is facing widespread blackouts and disruption to services, with officials warning its grid…
How have Russian drone strikes damaged Ukraine’s energy grid?
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy grid with fresh waves of drone strikes, prompting power outages across Odesa and Mykolaiv on…
Iberdrola to invest €41bn in electrification and grid upgrades by 2026
Spanish utility Iberdrola said on Thursday that it will invest €41bn ($44.54bn) to accelerate electrification and upgrade grids in various…
Weekly data: grid investment in China more than every other country combined
The electricity grid is at the heart of the energy transition. Electricity’s share of final energy consumption is set to…
Cuba turns off public lighting amid power cuts as energy crisis intensifies
Cuba switched off nearly three-quarters of its public lighting during peak hours on Tuesday to cope with a worsening energy…
Octopus Energy launches UK’s first vehicle-to-grid tariff
Britain’s Octopus Energy last week launched the country’s first vehicle-to-grid tariff, guaranteeing free charging for electric vehicle owners who sell…
Half a million lose power in Australia as coal plant goes offline in storm
Around 500,000 households in Australia’s south-eastern state of Victoria are without electricity after the country’s biggest coal-fired power plant went…
Alberta minister warns of power shortage amid winter freeze
Alberta’s Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf said on Monday he has “high concern” about whether the Canadian province has…
UK fossil fuel use drops to lowest level since 1957
A new report has revealed that UK electricity generation from fossil fuels has fallen to the lowest level since 1957.…
A heat pump alternative for a quarter of UK homes
Household heating is the source of 17% of the UK’s carbon emissions. Most of the country’s homes are still heated…
