The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is planning to shut down some of its particle accelerators, including the world’s biggest particle accelerator—the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)—amid an energy crisis in France. CERN, located near the France–Switzerland border, consumes about 200 megawatts of electricity during peak operation. This is nearly a third of the electricity…

A power crunch and record heatwaves in China have disrupted factories, offices, farmlands, and many of the cities’ essential functions. Some subway stations are reportedly dimmed, with little to no lighting. Dan Wang, chief economist of Hang Seng Bank (China) told CNBC that the power crisis and droughts would likely cause China’s GDP growth to…

India, the second-most populous country in the world, is facing an unprecedented electricity crisis due to a shortage of coal, which is disrupting the production in thermal power plants. India’s coal-fired, thermal-power plants account for nearly 54 percent of the country’s electricity generation capacity. The disruptions have caused some states to resort to limited daily power…