Lebanon’s two main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel, plunging the country into darkness on Saturday. Lebanon, with a population of 6.8 million, is grappling with a crippling energy crisis made worse by its dependency on fuel imports. Erratic power supplies have put hospitals and essential services in crisis…
Five Reasons Behind California’s Energy Shortage | Jim Phelps
If California doesn’t change its energy policy, we are in for more blackouts and shortages. That’s the concern of my guest Jim Phelps, who says there are five main causes for this crisis. Mr. Phelps is a state energy expert who has worked with utilities and lawmakers for decades. He explains what would happen if…
Mumbai’s Electrical Blackout: Chinese Gray-Area Warfare?
Commentary Let’s start with relevant facts. Mumbai is India’s largest city (20 million residents), its major financial center (India’s central bank is located there) and the capital of the state of Maharashtra, a financial powerhouse unto itself. Those facts alone make Mumbai a target for any group seeking to weaken India, much less wage war…
Texas Lawmakers Kick Off Investigation Into Deadly Power Blackout
Texas state legislators on Thursday begin digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the dark as frigid temperatures caught its grid operator and utilities ill-prepared for skyrocketing power demand. Hearings are expected to highlight that shortcomings by grid planners, electric utility and natural gas transmission operators led to billions…
Video: Texas Power Outages Explained—Jason Isaac
February 21, 2021
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What’s behind the devastating power outages in Texas? Some say the problem was freezing natural gas pipelines; some say it’s because wind turbines froze or mismanagement by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). To find out what’s going on in Texas, I sat down with Jason Isaac, who predicted a power crisis in Texas…
Video: Texas Power Outages Explained
February 21, 2021
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What’s behind the devastating power outages in Texas? Some say the problem was freezing natural gas pipelines; some say it’s because wind turbines froze, or because of mismanagement by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Jason Isaac, who predicted a power crisis in Texas months ago, explains what’s going on in Texas. He’s the…
Mass Power Outages Reported in Major Cities of Southern China
December 22, 2020
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Major cities in China’s southern Guangdong Province experienced sudden widespread blackouts on Dec. 21. The power outages lasted for more than an hour, causing panic among residents. Amid the power usage restrictions enforced by several provinces since last week, the recent incident fuels concern about China’s energy crisis as coal imports from Australia have been…
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