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DOE Authorizes Backup Generators for Southwest Power Pool to Avert Heat-Driven Blackouts

The temporary order lets SPP dispatch idle units through Aug. 3 to bolster razor-thin reserves as the region endures prolonged high temperatures.

Pakistan Confronts Power Shortfall as New 10-Year Plan Shifts to Hydro and Renewables

Utrecht Imposes July 1 Power Connection Freeze as Breukelen Substation Overloads

South Africa Eases April Fuel Hit and Weighs Refinery Revival as War Disrupts Oil

Drone Strike Shuts Khor Mor Gas Field, Triggers Blackouts Across Iraqi Kurdistan

NYISO Warns of Power Shortfalls in NYC and Long Island Starting Summer 2026

India Unveils Draft Power Law Opening Retail Supply to Private Competition

Cuba Endures Nationwide Blackout as Havana Reports Partial Restoration

Investigation Continues Into April Blackout That Disconnected Iberian Peninsula From European Grid

Spain Pinpoints Substation Failures as Origin of Iberian Blackout

Iberian Blackout Restores 99% Power as Authorities Investigate Unprecedented Failure

AI and Crypto Energy Demands Threaten Power Grid Stability in North America