New York axes marathon, but some electricity returns
Bowing to mounting pressure, Mayor Michael Bloomberg canceled New York's annual marathon set for Sunday.
Wind generators to produce electricity in North-Kazakhstan oblast
Wind generators were purchased in Novonikolskoye village of North-Kazakhstan oblast.
US daredevil to perform million volt show
David Blaine, the US magician, stuntman and all-round daredevil, is going electric -- standing for three days and nights in the middle of a million volts of fiery electric currents.
Grid failures a 'wake up call' for aspiring India
The worst power outage in India's history represents a "wake up call" over the failure of the creaking electricity system to keep pace with the growth of Asia's third-largest economy.
India restores power but jitters remain
India's power network was back at full capacity Wednesday after two days of massive outages that blacked out half the country and left more than 600 million people without electricity.
Power cut blacks out 300 million in northern India
A massive power cut blacked out a vast swathe of northern India Monday, leaving an estimated 300 million people without power in the worst outage in more than a decade.
Electricity flows from restarted Japan reactor
Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns.
With heatwave pounding US, libraries become cool again
There's nothing like a record-setting heat wave, combined with a third full day without power, to get people to rediscover the joys of their local library.
Power slowly returns as US heatwave drags on
Utility crews made slow progress Sunday in restoring electricity to millions of households amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States that showed no sign of abating soon.
Japan begins power saving despite nuclear restart
Electricity saving targets came into effect in Japan on Monday as the country eyes a power shortfall over the hot summer, despite the weekend re-start of a nuclear reactor.
Prices of funicular rides to Kok Tobe in Almaty have gone up
Prices of funicular rides to Kok Tobe in Almaty have gone up, Nelly Sherbakova, art director of the park, said.
Nazarbayev met with Aksu Termal Power Plant workers
President of Kazakhstan thanked the plant’s employees for the successful launch of the second power generation unit of the plant.
$14 million a year needed for Almaty power lines
Maintenance of Almaty power lines requires $14 million a year: Yerbol Shormanov.
Kazakhstan needs to limit power import from Kyrgyzstan
Vice-Minister of Industry and New Technologies called to limit consumption of electricity imported from Kyrgyzstan.
Islamic Infrastructure Fund aquired 13% in CAEPCO
Islamic Infrastructure Fund (IIF) has signed an agreement on investments with JSC Central Asian Electric Power Corporation (CAEC).