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National Grid ESO publishes Future Energy Scenarios 2023 with a warning that “a once in a lifetime opportunity will pass us by” unless more radical steps are taken.
Read More “Future Energy Scenarios 2023: Action Required Now To Meet Net Zero Target” »
Electricity supplies will be sufficient over coming months, according to National Grid ESO’s Summer Outlook 2023.
Households could face rolling three-hour power cuts this winter under the worst-case scenario outlined in National Grid ESO’s Winter Outlook 2022-23.
Read More “Winter Outlook 2022-23: Power Cuts On The Way?” »
Large parts of Bangladesh were left without power for several hours after a failure of the country’s national grid.
National Grid ESO publishes its latest roadmap for Britain’s electricity system, Future Energy Scenarios 2022.
Read More “Future Energy Scenarios 2022: Faster Decarbonisation On The Cards?” »
Low electricity demand is likely to remain the biggest challenge for Britain’s network, according to National Grid ESO’s Summer Outlook 2022.
Read More “Summer Outlook 2022 Forecasts Safe And Secure Supplies” »
Part of the National Grid will be re-nationalised to oversee the running of Britain’s electricity network.
Three storms in a week cause havoc across much of Britain’s electricity network.
Read More “Storm Eunice Causes ‘Record-Breaking’ Power Cut” »
More than one million people in Trinidad were left without electricity following an island-wide power cut.
Thousands of homes across London were left without electricity following a fault on an underground cable.
