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Hhundreds of homes without electricity in west Dorset
More than 700 addresses across parts of Dorchester and west Dorset, towards Bridport, were said to be experiencing issues. According to network SSEN, a fault was affecting 752 customers across 74 postcodes and an engineer worked to restore power. The company apologized for the loss of supply.
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Without electricity in huge power cut in Newcastle
More than 100 properties in Newcastle-under-Lyme were without power following a sudden outage. The incident was a low-voltage one. Crews restored service a couple of hours later.
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Utility Eskom expects lower power cuts in summer
Eskom had projected an unprecedented level of power cuts during the winter months. Although its most dire predictions did not materialise, the country still experienced 10 hours of power cuts for 39 days in winter and not a single day with uninterrupted supply.
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Upton Cross parties on despite power cuts
Not even intermittent power cuts across the community on the afternoon of the King’s coronation could put a damper on the celebrations at Upton Cross, near Liskeard.
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Without electricity in Norfolk
Hundreds of homes in Norfolk were left without electricity following an unplanned power cut. The loss of power happened earlier and affected villages around Harleston, near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, including Alburgh, Homersfield, Mendham and Metfield. UK Power Networks engineers fixed the issue.
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Huge power cut across affected many customers
Homes and businesses across two Kent towns were left without electricity. Engineers were called after the power cut in the Whitstable and Herne Bay area. The cause of the outage remind under investigation.
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Power cut compensation payments
The energy regulator has lifted maximum compensation payment levels available to households and businesses from storm-related power cuts. Some affected customers were left without electricity for an unacceptable amount of time, received poor communication from their network operator
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Longest power outage
The most prolonged nationwide power outage in Kenyan memory remained a mystery as the government-owned power company blamed a failure at Africa’s largest wind farm, which laid the responsibility on the power grid instead. Some of Kenya’s more than 50 million people, including in the capital, Nairobi, saw power return almost 24 hours after the massive outage
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Masive power cut after explosion
An explosion at a power substation in southern France left tens of thousands of households across three departments without power. Homes were left on average without power for around an hour. It took up to four hours in the worst-hit areas for it to be restored.
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Hundreds of homes without power
A power cut left hundreds of homes without power in parts of Hastings and St Leonards. An underground electricity cable has faulted on our high voltage network, causing an area-wide power cut.
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This power failure news is from Malta
Grech blames Labour government for power outages crisis
Bernard Grech attributes the recent spate of power outages to a decision made by the previous Labour government a decade ago, after it chose to shelve PN's plans for improving the distribution network. Widespread power cuts across Malta caused by a week-long heatwave have led to criticism of Prime Minister Robert Abela's government, with business fearing it could damage summer tourism on the island
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On Investigation of Power Outage Causes
Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov briefed President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the results of the investigation into the causes of a power outage. Noting a high accident rate of power stations in the Atyrau and Mangystau regions, Nurmaganbetov highlighted that the energy complex equipment was completely worn out
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Power cut affected residents in Boston
More than 2,000 households have been hit by a power cut in Bolton. Electricity North West, which runs power supplies across the region, first reported being aware of the issue. The company confirmed that a total of 2,216 households had been affected but moved to assure the public that their engineers were working on a solution.
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Power cuts due to stormy weather conditions
Hundreds of homes in the county are experiencing power supply issues due to stormy weather conditions. UK Power Networks have reported incidents of electricity faults due to high voltage overhead cable failures in areas including Mundesley, Saxthorpe, Blickling and Aylsham
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Properties hit by power cut in Stockport
More than 1,700 homes and businesses were hit by a power cut in Stockport. Engineers were in the scene to investigate and to restore service a couple of hours later.
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Surgeons overcome power outages in Ethiopia
A delegation of Israeli surgeons faced a daunting challenge when a general power failure interrupted a life-saving surgery they were performing in Ethiopia. But thanks to their quick thinking and resourcefulness, the team successfully completed the procedure and saved the life of a three-year-old patient.
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Number of areas affected in widespread fault
There was a power cut in a number of areas in Northern Ireland. NIE Networks say that it was due to faulty equipment onsite and that the fault was quite widespread. NIE Networks said that they were aware of a power cut in the Lisburn, Hillsborough, Dromore, Donacloney and Moira areas. Service was later restored.
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Millions of Americans face potential power cuts
Millions of Americans face the possibility of power cuts in the coming weeks because of the heatwave that is sweeping the country. The sweltering temperatures have caused a huge demand for electricity as homes and businesses employ their air conditioning to stay cool.
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Without electricity in Clydebank
Hundreds of households across Clydebank have been plunged into darkness as power cut hit five regions. Crews were working to restore service and after a couple of hours later, service returned to customers.
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Power supply failure causes massive delays
Furious Eurostar passengers have hit out over massive delays after a failure of the electrical supply between Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International caused issues on Sunday. Hundreds of passengers were forced to stand in huge queues during high temperatures before being told the last service was cancelled.
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More than 1,300 homes in Chorley hit by power cut
Electricity North West was investigating the issue, with a spokesman saying that they aware of a power cut in Chorley PR7 affecting 1,361 customers. Crews were working to restore service soon.
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Power cut left hundreds of homes without electricity
Hundreds of homes without electricity after a power cut in one part of Merseyside. Crews were working to restore service a couple of hours later.