News about Electricity

Demonstrators regroup after Armenian police break up energy price protest Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on a central square in the Armenian capital pledging to carry on protests over energy price hikes after police cleared a key artery they had blocked for weeks.
07 July 2015 11:09
Armenia opens probe into police violence against protesters Armenian authorities launched a criminal investigation into police officers involved in a brutal crackdown on demonstrators protesting against electricity price hikes.
04 July 2015 13:37
Armenian PM rejects protesters' demands as anger simmers The Armenian government refused to reverse a controversial electricity price hike, sparking fresh anger among thousands of demonstrators.
26 June 2015 10:51
Armenia police disperse protest over power price hikes Riot police in the Armenian capital early used water cannon to disperse several hundred demonstrators protesting a government hike in electricity prices.
23 June 2015 12:49
French ALSTOM to help modernize Kazakh power sector French multinational ALSTOM and Kazakhstan's largest private power generating company CAEPCO have signed a memorandum of cooperation and understanding to modernize the power sector of Kazakhstan.
09 December 2014 13:39
Kazakh businessmen send generator to Kyrgyz hospital after doctors perform open heart surgery with no electricity Kazakh businessmen have raised money for a generator and sent the equipment to the Kyrgyz hospital, where doctors had to scandalously make a open heart surgery during an blackout.
04 December 2014 13:52
Kyrgyzstan resumes water supply to Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan has resumed water supply from Uch-Kurgan hydro-electric powerplant to Kazakhstan in the amount of 350 cubic meters per second.
11 August 2014 16:13
Dust storm cuts Kazakhstan's Aktau off water and electricity A severe dust storm has left Aktau city in western Kazakhstan without water and electricity.
11 August 2014 15:56
Australia approves huge India-backed mine Australia has given the go-ahead to a massive coal mine in Queensland state which Environment Minister Greg Hunt said Monday could ultimately provide electricity for up to 100 million Indians.
28 July 2014 10:38
Power cuts in Greece amid anti-privatisation strike Greece faced nationwide power cuts on Thursday as a rolling strike began against government plans to break up the country's main electricity provider.
04 July 2014 10:03
Cost of electricity and gas in Kazakhstan to keep rising: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that the cost of electricity and gas would grow.
03 July 2014 00:53
Temporary blackout hits Venezuela, including parts of capital A power outage hit a wide area of eastern Caracas and several cities in the interior of Venezuela for at least two hours Friday.
28 June 2014 14:42
Kazakhstan focuses on energy saving and efficiency Kazakhstan intends to step up energy saving and efficiency.
17 June 2014 11:15
Kazakhstan to subsidize 50% of renewable power generators installation The Government of Kazakhstan will subsidize 50% of expenses to stimulate remote households to install renewable energy sources-based generators.
16 June 2014 12:49
Angry protests in India's capital over power blackouts Angry protests broke out in India's capital overnight over power blackouts as summer temperatures soar, fuelling concerns of a repeat of an electricity crisis two years ago, police said.
12 June 2014 00:45
Almaty launches new power substation: Yessimov Yessentai substation has been put into service in Almaty to spur the city's development.
18 May 2014 18:26
Spanish island to be fully powered by wind, water The smallest and least known of Spain's Canary Islands, El Hierro, is making a splash by becoming the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power.
29 April 2014 10:02
Kazakhstan can manage without Kyrgyz electricity Experts believe that Kyrgyzstan’s plans to cut export of electricity to Kazakhstan in 2014 would not cause a deficit in the country.
04 April 2014 12:28
Kyrgyzstan cuts electricity supply to Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy and Industry of Kyrgyzstan announced that they will not export electricity to Kazakhstan in 2014 due to the shortage of water in the largest water reservoir of the country Toktogul.
04 April 2014 02:42
Power outages hit three million in Brazil Several Brazilian states, including three set to host June World Cup action, suffered power outages Tuesday, fueling fears over the country's ability to keep the lights on.
05 February 2014 13:53
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