Blackout

A view of the buildings in the dark during a power outage, although power is returning in some parts of the city and the country, after a nationwide blackout, in Maracaibo, Venezuela August 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia/File Photo
World+Biz

Power returns to most of Venezuela after Friday's blackout

Venezuela's government blamed the massive blackout that crippled the South American country on an "attack" on the country's largest dam, Guri, without providing additional details

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country's first Elevated Expressway in Dhaka on 2 September 2023. Photo: Olid Ebna Shah
Bangladesh

Elevated Expressway's Banani toll plaza set on fire amid blackout

Photo: Bing AI
Energy

Illuminated buildings centring Eid worsen load shedding in Sylhet city amid rising heat

Representational image. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Nation to observe one-minute 'blackout' on 25 March

Representational image. Picture: Pixabay
Energy

Disruption in transmission line plunges vast area of Mirpur into darkness

When a mobile network blackout leaves millions in lurch
Features

When a mobile network blackout leaves millions in lurch

Smoke rises above buildings near Lviv airport, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine, 18 March 2022. REUTERS/Roman Baluk
Europe

Power cuts in Ukraine and Moldova reported as Russian missiles strike

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP compound in Morong town, Bataan province, north of Manila, Philippines May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
Global Economy

Europe's energy crunch will trigger years of shortages and blackouts

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid. File Photo: Collected
Energy

2 officials to be suspended over 4 Oct blackout: Nasrul

A cityscape shows the power outage over the Hatirjheel Area in the capital following a failure in the national grid which caused blackouts for over four hours in Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet on Tuesday. Photo: Mumit M
Energy

The major blackouts of all time

People ask passengers of a bus to join them in a protest during a blackout in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Havana, Cuba, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
World+Biz

Havana protests flare for second night as Cuba scrambles to turn on lights

Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Blackout hits 25 districts unannounced

Asia’s blistering heatwave has caused hours-long daily blackouts, putting more than 1 billion people at risk. Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

A hot, deadly summer is coming with frequent blackouts