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Blackout risk? Inside the pushback against Europe’s battery boom

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Cuba

Rubio says Cuba's leaders must go as US dangles €85 million in aid

Cuba lost the source for around half its fuel needs when US forces snatched Venezuela’s president in a stunning January raid, with his successor complying with US pressure not to aid the island.

Europe News

The blackout:Spain targets energy firms as Portugal’s EDP pushes back

The Spanish competition authority has opened eight new enquiries in its investigation into the blackout and EDP is one of the companies mentioned. The Portuguese company denies any responsibility.

Europe News

One year after the Iberian blackout, is Portugal more cautious?

Portugal has proposed sweeping reforms following last year’s blackout, ranging from 72-hour power autonomy for key services to an independent alert system and an overhaul of SIRESP. Meanwhile, Euronews spoke to ordinary Portuguese about their country being swept up by darkness.

Cuba

Cuban women rally against US blockade as energy crisis deepens

Cuba produces only 40% of the fuel it consumes and the shortage has paralysed the country, affecting its health system, public transportation and the production of goods and services.

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Cuba

Russian tanker docks in Cuba bringing first oil in three months

Cuba used to receive most of its oil from Venezuela, but those shipments were halted ever since the US attacked the South American country and arrested its leader Nicolás Maduro in early January.

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Blackout plunges cuba into darkness and exposes fragile power grid

Cuba suffers a nationwide blackout, exposing the fragility of its power grid as millions endure heat, shortages and long waits for electricity.

Earth News

Portugal tops latest EU leaderboard for renewable energy - report

Portugal’s electricity production last month was largely led by hydro and wind power, according to a new report.

Germany

Germany offers €1 million bounty over Berlin power grid attack

Police are searching for members of the far-left "Vulkangruppe" or Volcano Group, which claimed responsibility for the blackout in early January.

Iran

Activists say deaths from crackdown on Iran protesters exceeds 4,000

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency fear the number will grow as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government's decision to shut down the internet.

The Cube

Fact check: Why did Berlin's power outage take so long to fix?

False claims that Germany sent all of its power generators to Ukraine during the city's worst blackout since World War II are unfounded. The Cube shows you why.

Tech News

Waymo resumes driverless car service after San Francisco power outage

The robotaxis service was suspended for hours as vehicles struggled to read malfunctioning stoplights amid a city-wide power outage.

Ukraine

Russia's new energy assault pushes Ukraine into a winter of blackouts

Attacks on Ukraine's power grid have grown more effective as Russia launches hundreds of drones, some equipped with cameras that improve targeting, overwhelming air defences.

Ukraine

Russian overnight strikes leave thousands without power across Ukraine

At least one person has been killed and thousands were without power on Saturday, after a barrage of Russian drones targeted energy facilities across Ukraine overnight.

Spain

Spain's grid operator warns country could be on verge of a blackout

The grid operator Red Eléctrica has warned that an "abrupt voltage variation" could affect power supply, prompting residents to prepare for another blackout.

Europe News

Obsolete electricity grid triggered the Iberian blackout, experts find

A power blackout in April left 60 million people in the Iberian Peninsula without power. Experts cited cascading overvoltage as the cause, affecting vital services in Spain and Portugal.

Earth News

Portugal and Spain are Europe's most vulnerable countries to blackouts

The general blackout on 28 April could be a recurring scenario due to limited connections to the continental power grid, according to a new study.