High demand and soaring energy prices have forced some factories to shut down, adding further problems for already snarled global supply chains.
Tag: Power Failures and Blackouts
Floods in China Leave Many Searching for Loved Ones Amid Outages
Unusually heavy rains engulfed roads and bridges, flooding towns and cities in central China. The extreme weather has killed 33 people, displaced 250,000, and caused widespread disruption.
Rolling Blackouts Hit Taiwan After Accident at Power Plant
Several cities, including the capital, Taipei, were affected by outages after a grid failure in the southern city of Kaohsiung. Power was restored in the evening.
After Nuclear Site Blackout, Thunder From Iran, and Silence From U.S.
The Americans and Israelis have worked together in the past to impede Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but the U.S. denies that was the case in the latest sabotage.
Blackout Hits Iran Nuclear Site in What Appears to Be Israeli Sabotage
The power failure was described by Iran as “nuclear terrorism” as talks were underway in Vienna to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.
China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out
As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning.
Having Won Syria’s War, al-Assad Is Mired in Economic Woes
After a decade of war, the biggest threat now to President Bashar al-Assad is an economic crisis. But at a recent meeting, he had no concrete solutions to his country’s extreme distress.
Mexico Cries Foul at Natural Gas Cutoff Ordered by Texas Governor
Amid his own push for Mexican energy sovereignty, President López Obrador said he was trying to stop a measure by Texas to restrict gas exports as both sides of the border suffered mass outages.
Japan Earthquake: No Deaths Reported, Prime Minister Says
The epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, the site of a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that killed thousands and caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant.
Much of Pakistan Loses Power in Massive Blackout
The capital, Islamabad, and most major cities were affected in what was one of the biggest power failures to hit the country of 200 million people.