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Caitlin Minshull and her two children were cut off by Scottish Power for 11 days

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine was working Saturday to restore electricity to hospitals, heating systems and other critical infrastructure in major cities after Russia's latest wave of attacks on the power grid prompted accusations of "war crimes".

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A fresh barrage of deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine on Friday, cutting water and electricity in major cities and piling pressure on the grid in sub-zero temperatures.

The industry term for this situation is “self-disconnection”, and the figures show rises of more than 20% in both ­electricity and gas self-disconnections from the start of last winter to spring this year

Anticipating possible electricity shortages this winter, the Swiss Federal Council has drafted a set or ordinances to limit the use of electricity. One of the proposals would ban most uses of electric vehicles, confining them only to necessary travel, such as to buy groceries or to go to the doctor.…

Ukraine's capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia's invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread emergency power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air-raid sirens as the…

Riverland irrigators say that, despite the inundation of their region, they are facing the possibility of being unable to water their crops because of unexpected power cuts to their pumps.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has decided to maintain the power tariff at 4.72 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), keeping electricity bills for households unchanged for the first four months next year, but it plans to increase the tariff imposed on businesses.

Federal regulators have ordered a review of security standards at the nation’s far-flung electricity transmission network