Egypt blackouts become symbol of malaise a decade after Sisi’s rise
Cairo, EgyptReuters For Egyptians grown used to a decade of reliable power supplies and boasts of vast investments in generation, a wave of rolling blackouts came as a shock – shaking faith in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s record months before an election. Along with record inflation and a sharp weakening of the currency, the outages […]
Heatwave in Bangladesh leads to school closures, power cuts
Dhaka, BangladeshReuters A searing heatwave in Bangladesh spurred the closure of primary schools this week and triggered frequent power cuts, worsening conditions for residents unable to run fans to cool themselves as weather officials warned relief was not imminent. The maximum temperature soared to nearly 41 degrees Celsius from 32 degrees 10 days ago. The […]
Gazans turns to firewood as energy prices soar
GazaReuters In one of Gaza City’s oldest suburbs, Saadeya al-Malaha collects dry branches she finds by the side of the roads, then carefully balances the pile on her head and carries it home to light a fire and cook for her two children. With winters growing harsher, gas prices climbing and regular power cuts, Palestinians […]
Kyiv schools adapt to survive under Russian bombardment
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Despite the missile strikes and power cuts that have become a regular occurrence in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv’s 190,000 remaining school children are still expected to attend classes, whether online or in person. “If there is no light, it’s sometimes hard to see when you are writing,” said Yulia, 13, sitting in the front […]
Bleak winter looms as Russian strikes cripple Ukraine’s power capacity
Kyiv, UkraineReuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Ukrainians to conserve energy amid relentless Russian strikes that have halved the country’s power capacity, as the United Nations health body warned of a humanitarian disaster in Ukraine this winter. Authorities said millions of Ukrainians, including in the capital Kyiv, could face power cuts at least until the […]
Ukraine faces power cuts after Russian strikes, more flee Kherson
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters More than a dozen Russian missiles pounded critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian air force said, with several regions reporting strikes on energy facilities and power outages. At the same time, Russian occupation authorities in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson urged civilians to leave immediately citing what they called […]
Two villages relish partial power as Ukraine faces blackouts
Lymany, Ukraine Reuters Nestled by the mouth of the Southern Buh river within earshot of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces for the southern city of Kherson, the village of Lymany counts itself one of Ukraine’s more fortunate places. The hamlet of modest brick homes and gardens with olive, orange and pomegranate trees has electricity. […]
Ukrainians brace for blackouts, hard winter after Russia pummels power grid
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Liubov Palii was sitting at her computer when the lights went off in her one-bedroom apartment after Russian strikes pummelled Ukraine’s energy network. She started to play with her four-month-old baby boy, Vova, by the light of her mobile phone. “When this happens, we just play together in the bed, lay together, I […]
Lights off, heat down: central Europe governments save power to set example
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Turning off lights, lowering thermostats and installing motion detectors are among the ways central European governments have begun energy saving, as part of efforts to trim costs and avoid shortages in the incoming heating season to address cuts in gas supplies from Russia. Central Europe is vulnerable to the standoff with Russia, […]
Key nuclear plant loses power line as Moscow, West energy row escalates
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A critical nuclear power plant in Ukraine again lost external power, international energy officials said on Saturday, heightening concern over its operations as the energy battle between Moscow and the West ramped up in recent days amid the ongoing war. Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant – the largest in Europe – saw its last remaining […]