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Power returns to most of Spain, Portugal after massive blackout

Madrid, Spain—Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds...

Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve

SAN JUAN—A major power outage plunged much of Puerto Rico into darkness on New Year’s Eve, with the US island territory’s electric utility saying...

Blackout triggers ‘state of calamity’ in Siargao, Bucas Grande Islands

The Surigao del Norte provincial board passed a resolution on Monday, declaring Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands under ‘state of calamity’ due to widespread...

South Korea officials say three dead in heavy snowfall

Heavy snowfall blanketed South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, resulting in three deaths overall and disrupting flights and ferry services, authorities said. The...

Barrage of tropical cyclones in the Philippines displaces thousands

The combined impact of tropical cyclones Nika and Ofel has caused extensive damage across parts of Luzon, affecting 309,518 individuals or 85,415 families, according...

Meralco restoring power in areas affected by ‘Enteng’

Power retailer Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said Monday it is working to restore power in areas affected by Tropical Storm Enteng involving 28,000 customers...

Power outage knocks off PVL semis KO matches

Volleyball fans will have to wait a bit longer as the Premier Volleyball League has announced the postponement of the 2024 Reinforced Conference semifinals,...

From the perspective of an electric power company: What it takes to be upper middle-income

At the flick of a light switch and upon the connection of a plug, electricity is expected to be there. Otherwise, unreliability would mean stunted...

ERC sets inquiry into power outages

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is set to investigate the cause of the simultaneous outage of power plants, having a combined capacity of 3,233.68...

Marcos orders DOE to fix outages

19 Luzon power plants still operating under capacity President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the Department of Energy (DOE) to closely monitor the country’s power supply following...

Lawmakers seek probe into power outages in Panay, parts of Negros

Lawmakers on Thursday sought a congressional inquiry into the power outages that sent the entire Panay Island and portions of Negros Island into darkness...

Meralco sorry for NAIA-3 ‘accidental’ power outage

Power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) apologized over the weekend for the power outage at the NAIA Terminal 3 due to the accidental fault...

Lawmaker slams grid corporation for ‘gaslighting’

Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Ray Reyes on Sunday slammed the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) “gaslighting” over an ongoing power outage. “You cannot call...

MIAA: 2 more days before NAIA-3 returns to ‘normal’

The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has announced it will take at least two more days before the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) -...
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