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Flamanville 3 Nuclear Reactor Begins Operations After Long Delays in France
After years of delays, France’s Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor is finally operational. Connected to the national grid, the reactor will supply power to millions of homes. Despite numerous technical setbacks, it marks a major step in France’s energy strategy, contributing to the country’s low-carbon goals. The reactor, set to undergo testing un...
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Cuba Plunges Into Countrywide Darkness As National Power Grid Fails
Cuba plunged into a countrywide blackout on Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed and caused the national electrical grid to shut down, its energy ministry said.
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Crypto Mining Banned in Venezuela, Thousands of Machines Seized
The government of Venezuela has joined forces with the national electrical system to identify and disconnect crypto mining farms from the power grid in the course of the coming few days. The Venezuelan Ministry of Electrical Energy (MPPPE) has already kick started a power supply control plan to bust crypto mining clusters.
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Russia, Declared "Terror State" By EU Lawmakers, Batters Ukraine Grid
Fresh Russian strikes battered Ukraine's already failing electricity grid, causing blackouts across the war-torn nation and in neighboring Moldova, in attacks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told UN were "an obvious crime against humanity".
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India's Power Grid to Gain Greater Protection From Cyberattacks, Power Minister Says: Report
India's electricity grid is reportedly set to be more future proof and will be better protected from cyberattacks, according to a report. On Thursday, Union Power Minister RK Singh said that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 will include a provision for regular inspection of the national electricity grid, to improve and maintain cyber hygiene,...
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Massive Illegal Bitcoin Mine Discovered In UK At Suspected Cannabis Farm
Drugs police in central England spotted the tell-tale signs of a cannabis farm: visitors at all hours, extensive wiring, ventilation ducts and unusual amounts of heat being generated.
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IGNOU Inaugurates Solar Power Plant On 35th Foundation Day
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has installed a 500 kWp Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Power Plant at multiple buildings in the university premises.
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250,000 Homes Without Power As Storm Hits France
Gale-force winds battered France's southwestern Atlantic coast on Saturday, leaving more than quarter of million homes without power, the national electricity grid Enedis said.
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India Can't Stop Using Fossil Fuels In The Near Future: Piyush Goyal
Keeping in view India's development imperatives over the next decade, India cannot completely drop fossil fuels from its energy basket in the near future according to Power Minister Piyush Goyal.
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Government Aims To Have 'One Nation, One Grid, One Price': Piyush Goyal
Stressing that government's mission is to have 'one nation, one grid, one price', Power Minister Piyush Goyal said that electricity is available at same rate of Rs 4.40 per unit across India.
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Sri Lanka Deploys Army To Guard Power Plants Fearing Sabotage
Sri Lanka today deployed army to protect key power installations linked to the national power grid as the government probed whether sabotage was behind an explosion that led to the worst blackout in 20 years which plunged the island-nation into darkness for hours.
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US: Sophisticated Attackers Hacked Ukrainian Electric Grid
The report released Thursday offers a detailed look at one of the first cyber-attacks to succeed in taking down part of a national power grid.
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West Bengal Plans Power Ombudsman for Each District
West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has decided to appoint an ombudsman for each district to allow power consumers to get their grievances redressed at the local level.
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Washington Blackout Highlighted Ageing Electrical Grid
The fact that a severed transmission line in Maryland could cut power to much of the nation's capital became the latest warning sign that the country's ageing electrical grid can't meet modern demands.
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Large Parts of Pakistan Go Dark as Power Grid Fails
Pakistan today faced a major power breakdown as its national grid system collapsed due to technical issues, plunging large parts of the country into darkness.
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Flamanville 3 Nuclear Reactor Begins Operations After Long Delays in France
After years of delays, France’s Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor is finally operational. Connected to the national grid, the reactor will supply power to millions of homes. Despite numerous technical setbacks, it marks a major step in France’s energy strategy, contributing to the country’s low-carbon goals. The reactor, set to undergo testing un...
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Cuba Plunges Into Countrywide Darkness As National Power Grid Fails
Cuba plunged into a countrywide blackout on Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed and caused the national electrical grid to shut down, its energy ministry said.
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Crypto Mining Banned in Venezuela, Thousands of Machines Seized
The government of Venezuela has joined forces with the national electrical system to identify and disconnect crypto mining farms from the power grid in the course of the coming few days. The Venezuelan Ministry of Electrical Energy (MPPPE) has already kick started a power supply control plan to bust crypto mining clusters.
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Russia, Declared "Terror State" By EU Lawmakers, Batters Ukraine Grid
Fresh Russian strikes battered Ukraine's already failing electricity grid, causing blackouts across the war-torn nation and in neighboring Moldova, in attacks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told UN were "an obvious crime against humanity".
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India's Power Grid to Gain Greater Protection From Cyberattacks, Power Minister Says: Report
India's electricity grid is reportedly set to be more future proof and will be better protected from cyberattacks, according to a report. On Thursday, Union Power Minister RK Singh said that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 will include a provision for regular inspection of the national electricity grid, to improve and maintain cyber hygiene,...
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Massive Illegal Bitcoin Mine Discovered In UK At Suspected Cannabis Farm
Drugs police in central England spotted the tell-tale signs of a cannabis farm: visitors at all hours, extensive wiring, ventilation ducts and unusual amounts of heat being generated.
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IGNOU Inaugurates Solar Power Plant On 35th Foundation Day
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has installed a 500 kWp Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Power Plant at multiple buildings in the university premises.
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250,000 Homes Without Power As Storm Hits France
Gale-force winds battered France's southwestern Atlantic coast on Saturday, leaving more than quarter of million homes without power, the national electricity grid Enedis said.
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India Can't Stop Using Fossil Fuels In The Near Future: Piyush Goyal
Keeping in view India's development imperatives over the next decade, India cannot completely drop fossil fuels from its energy basket in the near future according to Power Minister Piyush Goyal.
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Government Aims To Have 'One Nation, One Grid, One Price': Piyush Goyal
Stressing that government's mission is to have 'one nation, one grid, one price', Power Minister Piyush Goyal said that electricity is available at same rate of Rs 4.40 per unit across India.
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Sri Lanka Deploys Army To Guard Power Plants Fearing Sabotage
Sri Lanka today deployed army to protect key power installations linked to the national power grid as the government probed whether sabotage was behind an explosion that led to the worst blackout in 20 years which plunged the island-nation into darkness for hours.
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US: Sophisticated Attackers Hacked Ukrainian Electric Grid
The report released Thursday offers a detailed look at one of the first cyber-attacks to succeed in taking down part of a national power grid.
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West Bengal Plans Power Ombudsman for Each District
West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has decided to appoint an ombudsman for each district to allow power consumers to get their grievances redressed at the local level.
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Washington Blackout Highlighted Ageing Electrical Grid
The fact that a severed transmission line in Maryland could cut power to much of the nation's capital became the latest warning sign that the country's ageing electrical grid can't meet modern demands.
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Large Parts of Pakistan Go Dark as Power Grid Fails
Pakistan today faced a major power breakdown as its national grid system collapsed due to technical issues, plunging large parts of the country into darkness.
