Power Outages

Explained: As Delhi gets battered by heavy rains, decoding why trees fall down in cities

Over 100 trees toppled over in the Delhi-NCR region causing power outages and traffic obstructions after a severe thunderstorm and heavy rains. Choking of trees due to concretising their bases, incorrect pruning and poor soil in cities weakens them

Protesters in Sri Lanka demand President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation over economic crisis

Sri Lanka has huge debt obligations and dwindling foreign reserves, and its struggle to pay for imports has caused massive power shortages

Typhoon Conson causes power outages in eastern Philippines after landfall at Hernani

The metro region of Philippines' capital, Manila, is under level one warning, which means strong winds are expected within the next 36 hours

Residents buy spoiled meat after fire destroys main power line in Venezuela's Maracaibo; country facing worst-ever economic downfall

In a city once called the Saudi Arabia of Venezuela for its vast oil wealth, residents of Maracaibo now line up to buy spoiled meat as refrigerators fail amid nine months of rolling power outages that recently got worse.

Papua New Guinea earthquake: Death toll rises to 67 as blocked roads, power outages hinder recovery efforts

At least 67 people were killed by a earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea's remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said, leaving thousands homeless

Hurricane Irma leaves 7.4 million buildings without power, utility companies still assessing damage

Major utilities have mobilised workers to deal with the enormous power outages caused by Hurricane Irma, which have affected 7.4 million homes and businesses.

Central Philippines remains without power days after 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit region

Large parts of the central Philippines remained without power days after a 6.5-magnitude quake shook the region and killed two people, authorities said on Saturday.

Black out at White House: Break in power line causes lights to go out in Washington

A power line broke loose at an electrical substation near Washington on Tuesday, briefly dimming the White House, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the US Capitol for hours.

Why gas price hike is no quick fix for India's power shortages

The state-owned distributors - known as discoms - will have to stump up funds to buy the more expensive electricity from power stations. But passing on too much of the costs to consumers will be politically unpopular and the discoms may opt instead to simply halt supply.<br /><br />

Mumbai power cuts: Maharashtra govt orders inquiry

An in-depth inquiry would be conducted by Principal Secretary-Energy of the state government, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said.