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  Homes without electricity after power cut
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Homes without electricity after power cut

Homes across 11 different postcodes were hit by a power cut. Addresses across St Helens and Haydock have been left without power after a maintenance issue. Scottish Power said it had "no advanced warning" of the cut, and that engineers were dealing with the outage.

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Power failure delays flights
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Power failure delays flights

At least one flight was delayed from the Penang International Airport (PIA) during the power failure that hit the island, while factories in the area ground to a halt for up to three hours. AirAsia northern region manager Kenneth Tan confirmed the incident. Factories and schools in the area reported a short blackout, but the recovery took longer for some.
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40°C heatwave pushed UK grid to the brink of power cuts
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40°C heatwave pushed UK grid to the brink of power cuts

Searing temperatures caused cables to swell and power stations to struggle, almost sparking widespread power cuts. The intense heatwave almost caused widespread power cuts, analysts have warned, as grid operators struggled to supply enough power to meet demand.
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Hit by power cut
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Hit by power cut

Residents in areas including Newton-le-Willows and Haydock have lost electricity supplies due to a power cut this afternoon, Thursday. Electricity North West are looking into the power cut, which originated in Golborne.
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Power cuts after equipment overheats
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Power cuts after equipment overheats

Almost 8,000 properties didn't have electricity due to a power cut, after "extreme" temperatures caused equipment to overheat. The affecting areas were in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and the North East. Northern Powergrid restored service a couple of hours later.

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Businesses hit by power failure
This power failure news is from Nigeria

Businesses hit by power failure

Nigeria’s electricity grid has collapsed again, causing power failures and affecting businesses and livelihoods across the nation. The incident comes 38 days after the national grid suffered a system failure on June 13. Kaduna Electrics said that the cause of the blackout was due to grid collapse.
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Power cuts in Bradford
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Power cuts in Bradford

Homes across several parts of Bradford were without power as Northern Powergrid dealt with unplanned outages. The company said there was a major power cut, believed to be caused by "an unexpected problem with the cables or equipment that serve your area.
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Major power cuts hit homes
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Major power cuts hit homes

Major power outages have affected two county towns, with engineers working throughout the day to restore supply. The power cuts happened at various times in both Coalville and Hinckley, with the outages even impacting traffic lights in some cases.
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Frequent Power Cuts
This power failure news is from Bangladesh

Frequent Power Cuts

Bangladesh has been facing severe power cuts for the last week that the government blames on a natural gas shortage. However, the cuts have spurred protests and criticism of past government policies, as well as calls for new policies.
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Power cuts in Oldham
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Power cuts in Oldham

Several addresses in Oldham lost power due to work on cables in the area. First, a planned power cut in Royton is listed on Electricity North West and then, a planned power cut in Greenfield.
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Power cut for hundreds of properties
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Power cut for hundreds of properties

The outage was caused by a bird being electrocuted on a pole-mounted transformer near Whiteley Bank, which dramatically went bang. Some 56 postcodes centered around the Godshill, Sandford and Whiteley Bank areas have been hit by the unexpected outage. Service was later restored.
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Power cut to hit homes next week
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Power cut to hit homes next week

A power cut is set to hit just nearly 150 homes across three Bolton postcodes next week. The utilities company says that this is to ensure that its engineers can safely complete maintenance works on power cables. The company says that once work has begun on the power cables in Bolton, they will work to ensure that electricity will be restored as soon as possible.
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Frequent power outages leave residents high and dry
This power failure news is from India

Frequent power outages leave residents high and dry

As power outages continue in parts of the national capital region (NCR) under Uttar Pradesh in Noida, Ghaziabad, residents living in high-rise flats claimed that they are suffering from frequent power cuts and faulty backup by builders.
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Power outage hits Newbury
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Power outage hits Newbury

A power outage has hit a large area of Newbury. The power cut affected homes and buildings. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has said the outage is unplanned and has apologized for the loss of supply.
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Properties without electricity
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Properties without electricity

More than 1,200 properties Plymouth homes were left without electricity when a power cut hit the city in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Power cut affected more than 500 homes
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Power cut affected more than 500 homes

A power cut affected more than 500 homes in the Sunbury area following a fault on a local underground cable network. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) apologised for the unplanned outage. The company said 34 postcodes in the TW16 area experienced a loss of power.
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Nigerian cities in darkness as electricity grid collapses again
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Nigerian cities in darkness as electricity grid collapses again

Nigeria’s wobbly national electricity grid has collapsed yet again, throwing several cities including the federal capital Abuja into darkness.
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Power failure could disrupt water supply
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Power failure could disrupt water supply

Water supply would be disrupted if the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) workers did not restore power during breakdowns, Convener of the Water Supply Trade Union Collective Alliance, Engineer Upali Rathnayake told the media yesterday.
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Flights disrupted by power cut
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Flights disrupted by power cut

Flights to and from London Luton Airport have been disrupted after a power cut, with some flights diverted to other airports.
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Six million UK homes 'could face winter power cuts
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Six million UK homes 'could face winter power cuts

Households across the UK could face power cuts this winter because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, ministers have been told.
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Northern Powergrid power cut
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Northern Powergrid power cut

As strong winds battered the nation this weekend as part of Storm Malik, thousands of homes across Yorkshire have been left without power.
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Power cut, fire and explosion
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Power cut, fire and explosion

A GOOSE is understood to have caused power cables to come down - prompting an 'explosion', a fire and a power cut. Blackrod residents spotted a blaze in a field following the incident. The services were later restored.
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Power outage in Pune
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Power outage in Pune

A major fault in the 400 KV high-tension transmission lines of Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) at Chakan and Lonikand substations disrupted power supply to the twin cities of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad in the early hours.
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Navi Mumbai faces power failures
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Navi Mumbai faces power failures

To avoid a total grid failure in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), following the failure of Talegaon Kharghar 400KV line, a rotational load shedding was imposed on emergency basis across Navi Mumbai.
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London power cut
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London power cut

Power cuts in London have causing havoc for residents and workers. Power cuts affected some 38,000 people in the capital yesterday.