POWER BLACKOUT
Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power infrastructure
Ukraine reported a "massive" overnight attack by Russia on energy infrastructure in the west and south. The attacks damaged Ukrenergo facilities, injured two employees, and marked the eighth such attack in three months. The ongoing Russian invasion has severely impacted Ukraine's electricity generation, leading to blackouts and the need to import energy. President Zelensky called for urgent measures to equip hospitals and schools with solar panels to counter Russian attempts at blackmail.
Adani to invest over $1 bn in Sri Lankan wind projects
Adani Group plans to invest over USD 1 billion in setting up projects in Sri Lanka through Adani Green Energy Ltd. The projects include two wind farms in Sri Lanka's Mannar town and Pooneryn village with a total capacity of 484 megawatts.
Powering ahead: How India made big electricity blackouts a thing of the past
The present situation is a far cry from July 30 and 31, 2012, when India experienced the world's largest blackout. During that crisis, the northern and eastern grids collapsed due to overload, leaving 620 million people without power for more than 13 hours. Since then, significant improvements have transformed India’s transmission network into the world's largest unified grid.
NASA warns of powerful solar storm and blackouts. When it is likely to hit earth
A significant solar flare has been released by the Sun, peaking at X1.4, according to NASA Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation but cannot harm humans directly, impacting GPS and communication signals. The associated coronal mass ejection from Region 3697 is expected to enhance Earth’s magnetic field, leading to potential geomagnetic storms.
Government successfully met peak power demand in Delhi without outages: Atishi
Delhi Power Minister Atishi commended the power department for maintaining uninterrupted electricity supply in Delhi amid intense heatwave conditions, asserting readiness for potential peak demands of up to 8000 MW while contrasting with reported power outages in neighbouring cities and BJP-ruled states.
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Why power stocks are a healthy combination of high growth and reasonable valuations
Government initiatives and rising energy demand are transforming the Indian power sector, offering investment opportunities with high growth and reasonable valuations. The sector's growth is fueled by a move towards renewable energy sources, positioning India as a major player in global energy markets. A strong correlation exists between GDP growth rate and power consumption.
Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port
Investigators attribute the March collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge to the cargo ship Dali's electrical blackout, caused by a crewmember's mistake during maintenance. The ship lost power shortly after leaving the port, crashing into a bridge support. The National Transportation Safety Board conducts a comprehensive investigation, expected to last over a year. Meanwhile, the FBI initiates a criminal inquiry into the incident.
First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
Powerful solar storms caused celestial light shows and threats to satellites and power grids. Social media shared aurora pictures. Tasmania and Europe experienced spectacular skies. Starlink's Elon Musk commented on the storm. University of Reading's Mathew Owens advised using eclipse glasses to view the aurora.
Solar storm 2024, aurora lights, northern lights: How long these events will continue?
Solar storm 2024 has created stunning aurora lights and northern lights in last two days across the earth. Now, the question remains, how long these celestial event will persist?
Solar storm strikes Earth, sparking stunning auroras and potential disruptions
A massive solar storm, the strongest in over 20 years, hit Earth, causing stunning auroras and raising concerns about satellite and power grid disruptions. The storm, triggered by several coronal mass ejections from the Sun, was upgraded to an "extreme" geomagnetic storm. Social media was abuzz with photos of the auroras from various parts of the world. Authorities warned satellite operators, airlines, and power grids to take precautions. The storm's effects are expected to be mainly felt in the planet's northern and southern latitudes.
Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses electricity
Power companies across the US are using large batteries, similar in size to shipping containers, to tackle the main drawback of renewable energy: the inconsistency of wind and solar availability.
Massive solar flares erupt, power grids, telecommunication networks may be hit hard. Know in detail
Confirming the solar explosion, the US Air Force said that a Type II solar radio burst "a type of natural radio signal emitted by shocked gas at the leading edge of a CME" took place.
Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide D-Street action on Tuesday
Nifty on Monday ended 189 points higher to form a long-legged Doji candle pattern on the daily chart as it managed to move above the initial hurdle at 22,300 levels.
India’s hot summer creates winners in its pricey stock market
The coming months will also see hundreds of millions of voters attend campaign rallies and head to the polls in a parliamentary election that lasts for weeks starting mid-April. Such increased activity will likely amplify the impact of extreme weather and boost demand for products to tackle heat.
Imran Khan's party navigates Pakistan blackouts to keep campaign alive
Former prime minister Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), has faced a nationwide crackdown during the election campaign. Khan himself was jailed, and PTI has been heavily restricted from campaigning and banned from television. The party has turned to social media rallies and AI technology to circumvent the restrictions.
Communications blackout and spiralling hunger compound misery in Gaza Strip as war enters 11th week
"The internet blackout is ongoing, and based on our records it is the longest such incident" in the over-two-month war, said Alp Toker, the group's director. The United Nations' humanitarian affairs department said communications with Gaza were "severely disrupted" due to damage to telecommunications lines in the south.
Gaza communications blackout ends, giving rise to hope for the resumption of critical aid deliveries
Israel has signalled plans to expand its offensive south while continuing operations in the north, including Gaza City, where troops were still searching the territory's biggest hospital, Shifa, for traces of a Hamas command centre that Israel alleges was located under the building — a claim Hamas and the hospital staff deny.
UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
Israel announced that it will allow for the first time two tanker trucks of fuel daily into Gaza for the U.N. and communications systems. The amount is about half of what the U.N. said it needs to conduct lifesaving functions for hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza, including fueling water systems, hospitals, bakeries and its trucks delivering aid.
Palestinian officials say Israeli air strikes hit Gaza hospitals and school
Israeli tanks, which have been advancing through northern Gaza for almost two weeks, have taken up positions around the Nasser Rantissi, Children's and Eye hospitals as well as the Al-Quds hospital, medical staff said ealier, raising the alarm.
UN warns of 'potential for thousands more to die' in Gaza
Israel unleashed its bombing campaign after Hamas gunmen stormed across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and seizing more than 220 hostages, according to Israeli officials. "Given the manner in which military operations have been conducted until now, in the context of the 56-year-old occupation, I am raising alarm about the possibly catastrophic consequences of large-scale ground operations in Gaza and the potential for thousands more civilians to die," Turk said.
Texas declares power emergency amid sweltering heat, warns of rolling blackouts; Details here
The memory of the catastrophic winter storm in February 2021 still looms large in Texas. During that event, a historic freeze led to widespread blackouts, resulting in the tragic loss of hundreds of lives, leaving millions without electricity in freezing homes, and crippling the state for nearly a week.
India seeks more natural gas amid emergency measures to end blackouts
In a bid to stop the electricity outages, the Indian government wants additional volumes of natural gas and has asked utilities to expedite completion of power plant maintenance. India's power demand has been growing rapidly, with strong economic growth boosting demand from factories and the summer heat increasing household consumption.
India extends coal import mandate for power to avoid blackouts
The Indian government has extended its mandate to power plants to import coal until March as the country experienced the driest August in a little over 100 years, pushing electricity demand to a record high. Plants have been asked to import 4% of their supplies through March in a bid to avoid outages.
Why Aditya-L1? The strange case of the great Canadian blackout
Major objectives of Aditya-L1 include the study of the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism, the solar wind acceleration, coupling and dynamics of the solar atmosphere, solar wind distribution and temperature anisotropy, and origin of Coronal Mass Ejections and flares and near-earth space weather. Aditya-L1 will study how storms and flares from the Sun emerge and impact us on Earth and our space activities,
Widespread blackout leaves parts of Brazil without electricity
The outage affected public transportation. Passengers had to evacuate subway lines in major cities, including Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Salvador. Traffic lights were out in other cities.
GM will add backup power function to its electric vehicles
The move comes amid rising concern over lengthening blackouts resulting from extreme weather and climate change. Carmakers are increasingly touting the practical benefits of electric vehicles to appeal to customers not mainly interested in environmental benefits.
View: Hold on before you turn off the internet
The Manipur ban has raised concerns about shutdowns and their efficacy, and the impact of such bans on communication, business and human rights. This year alone, there have been 51 internet shutdowns in India. In 2022, there were 84 out of the 187 worldwide, says a report by digital rights watchdog Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition.
A new job for electric vehicles: Powering homes during blackouts
Homeowners are beginning to turn their electric vehicles (EVs) into sources of backup power as the grids that supply electricity struggle to deal with the extreme weather linked to climate change. Experts predict that EVs will soon become more than transport options, serving multiple functions, including generating power for the home. Pedro Pizarro, of Edison International, said that by soaking up power when it’s abundant and releasing it when it’s scarce, EVs can become “a bigger rubber band to absorb the shocks”. This trend is expected to cut the reliance on fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions.
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