Puerto Rico’s power grid collapses; could take two days to restore service
San Juan, Puerto Rico Reuters Puerto Ricans were without electricity on New Year’s Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power. Around 87 per cent of clients were without power at 1pm on Tuesday, according to a statement from energy distribution company LUMA Energy. Puerto Rico has long dealt with […]
Russian missiles batter Ukraine’s embattled power grid
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities in a massive aerial attack on Friday that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was one of the largest yet on the ailing grid and evidence of why Kyiv needed more Western support before any peace with Russia. Russia’s 12th major assault on the energy system this year damaged […]
IAEA’s 35 nation board condemns attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Vienna, Austria Reuters The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday condemning attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, but failing to mention Russia as the culprit. Ukraine called Thursday’s emergency International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting to discuss a wave of attacks on 28th November that Russia unleashed on its […]
Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in “massive’ air strike
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people and caused severe damage to the power system, officials said. Ukrainians had been bracing for weeks for a renewed Russian attack on an already hobbled energy […]
Russia strikes Ukraine’s power grid in “most massive” attack of war
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 200 missiles and drones on Monday, killing seven people and striking energy facilities nationwide, Kyiv said, while neighbouring NATO member Poland reported a drone had probably entered its airspace. Power cuts and water supply outages were reported in many areas, including parts of Kyiv, as officials […]
Russian drones knock out Ukrainian power facilities near Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in two regions between the capital Kyiv and the Russian border with drones overnight, leaving tens of thousands of people without power, Ukraine’s national power grid operator said on Friday. The governor of one of the regions, Chernihiv, told the national television at least 15 people were […]
Zelenskiy calls for measures to preserve Ukraine’s energy system
Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Thursday a set of measures to protect Ukraine’s energy system, including protection for plants coming under Russian fire and the development of alternative renewable energy sources. “Life in Ukraine must be preserved and that includes in particular energy security,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. Employee work at […]
Russia’s biggest airstrike in weeks piles pressure on Ukraine power grid
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities on Wednesday, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal power plants and blackouts in multiple regions, officials said. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 attack drones used for the attack, which […]
Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in US military aid. The air strike, carried out with long-range missiles, including cruise missiles fired by Russian strategic bombers based […]
Major Russian air strikes destroy Kyiv power plant, damage other stations
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several regions of Ukraine on Thursday, officials said, ramping up pressure on the embattled energy system as Kyiv runs low on air defences. The major attack more than two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion completely destroyed […]