7 month agoSpanish grid operator just offered the first (but tentative) blackout timeline
Zelenskyy spoke with the Prime Minister of Spain and offered him assistance in restoring the energy sector. "I instructed the Minister of Energy of Ukraine to act as quickly as possible. Our technical specialists are ready to help."
7 month agoOil depot caught fire near Novorossiysk, missile atack alert was declared shortly before
Spain requests Morocco's collaboration to restore the electricity supply and has received, according to the press, about 700 MW. Thanks to the cooperation between both countries, it has been possible to restore the service in southern Spain.
7 month ago"Let's follow only official information." Sánchez urged citizens to be cautious about possible rumors or fake news.
According to sources from the Ministry of the Interior: Andalusia, Madrid, Extremadura and Murcia have formally requested Civil Protection emergency level 3. In these four communities, the Government has declared an emergency of national interest.
7 month agoTransport Ministry confirms that, seven hours after the blackout, 26 trains remain to be evacuated. Most of them are on the Madrid-Seville line and the one between Madrid and Barcelona.
REN, the company responsible for the transmission of electricity and natural gas in Portugal, detected "a large voltage fluctuation" in the Spanish grid at 11:33 a.m. local time (10:33 a.m. GMT).
Spanish PM Sanchez: We have no answers and we are not ruling out any hypothesis regarding the power outage
'Impossible' to say when Portugal electricity will be restored: grid operator
'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' behind outage and disruption could last a week, Portuguese operator says - after power outages hit large parts of Spain and Portugal
7 month agoMassive electricity outage hits Spain, which large part of the country suffering blackouts (including Madrid and Barcelona). Data from Spain's national grid shows a lost of >10 GW of demand, from ~26GW to ~12GW in a few seconds. Reason unknown
China's wind, solar capacity exceeds thermal power for first time, energy regulator says
Russian Energy Minister: We plan to supply Iran with up to 1 billion barrels of oil.
Iran's Oil Minister: We will sign a $4 billion agreement with Russian companies to develop seven oil fields in the country
Pakistan pauses $3.3 BLN canal irrigation project a day after India suspends Indus water treaty - Reuters
European Commission President: We will soon announce a plan to eliminate our dependence on all energy sources and work to diversify them locally.
Reports of partial blackout in some districts of Kharkiv after explosions
7 month agoPM of Ukraine Shmyhal met with United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in Washington
Georgia has experienced its second blackout in a month. Electricity supply in Tbilisi and the regions of Georgia is limited due to an accident on the Kavkasioni power transmission line. The first line of the Tbilisi metro was temporarily out of service. By this time, the power has already returned to most subscribers.
Complete blackout in Abkhazia due to an accident in the Georgian power grid, Chernomorenergo reported
US Energy Secretary: Washington is restoring previously suspended gas export terminal licenses to boost supplies to allies.
Al Masirah TV: 58 killed and 126 injured in US strikes targeting an oil port in Yemen.
7 month agoA gas leak occurred today at the Conoco gas field in E. Deir ez-Zur province, amid reports that SDF is dismantling key equipment from the facility and transporting it to Hasakah
Puerto Rico hit by island-wide power outage
The Russian government has extended the suspension of publication of Rosstat data on oil production until April 1, 2026.
8 month agoFire at the oil refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Preliminary, the refinery column caught fire at the height of about 50 meters. The area of the fire is approximately 300 square meters
8 month agoKaja Kallas: The bond between the EU and Ukraine keeps getting stronger. Today, I was happy to witness the signature of five new agreements with Ukraine. These cover important areas, from rebuilding Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to the participation in our Copernicus satellite programme
Brent crude drops below $60 a barrel for first time since February 2021
Kremlin: Iran is taking necessary precautionary measures in response to tough US rhetoric.
