#power outage

Electricity blackout leaves hospitals dark, streets empty as fuel shortages continue across the island.

Severe winter storm cuts power to over 600,000 customers as heavy snow and extreme weather strain electricity networks.

Over 23,000 customers in Puyallup, South Hill and Summit briefly lost electricity due to a bird striking a transmission line.

Electrical explosion at Terrey Hills substation leaves 47-year-old man with severe burns.

Hydro-Québec breaker failure left over 20,000 customers without power with substation set for replacement only by 2029.

A left-wing militant group takes responsibility for a massive Berlin arson attack that left tens of thousands in the dark and cold.

Suspected arson damages high-voltage cables, leaving tens of thousands without electricity and heating amid freezing winter conditions.

Drone strikes reportedly cut electricity to large parts of Moscow, leaving residents in freezing winter conditions and disrupting essential services.

West Plains loses power to over 1,100 homes after a squirrel disrupts a regulator at Lincoln Substation.

Equipment failure sparked a brief blaze at a PG&E facility, leaving more than 20,000 customers without electricity before service was restored by midday.

PG&E restores electricity to most San Francisco customers after massive outage, but 20,000 remain without power and traffic chaos continues.

A key power substation, oil depots, and air defence radars were reportedly hit overnight in Russian-occupied Crimea, causing outages and fires.

Nationwide outage was caused by improper manual disconnection at a 138 kV substation, triggering a full system collapse and widespread disruption.

A strong quake severs key transmission lines from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, leaving Kabul and nearby regions without electricity.

Short circuit sparks blaze at key power facility, leaving parts of Ponda without electricity for hours before supply was restored.

Power outages have been reported in Belgorod and nearby towns after reported strikes on a power plant and substation, local officials said.

New substation and power line will boost reliability for 2,300 customers, including hospitals and emergency services, by early 2026.

A substation fire in Makhachkala caused a massive blackout, leaving 90,000 people without electricity due to an early morning transmission line overload.

FELPS will pilot a bird repellent system at Sutherland Springs substation and replace transformers to improve reliability and delay new substation build.

Lloydminster substation was deliberately shot, causing major outage, oil spill, and over $1 M in infrastructure and environmental damage.

A second substation fire in under two weeks cuts power to homes and disrupts London Tube lines, raising concerns over repeated infrastructure incidents.

USGS and Guam Power Authority begin a yearlong nighttime survey to reduce snake-related power outages at eight substations across the island.

Nearly 28,000 customers lost power due to an outage traced to Andrews Square substation in South Boston.

Millions are affected as European grid failure disrupts daily life leaving airports, hospitals, and metro systems paralysed.