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A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa , Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

Scheduled blackouts roll South Africa into electricity crisis

Energy

The lights may be off, but “crisis mode” is definitely switched on in South Africa. Despite a national state of disaster and a new minister of electricity, scheduled power outages, known as load-shedding, continue to heavily impact citizens.

Shopkeepers and workers wait for electric power at a market following a power breakdown across the country, in Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 23, 2023.

Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires

Economics
A demonstrator stands shirtless nex to a mostly burned rectangular frame during a protest .

Venezuelans set up burning barricades over lack of power, water

Conflict & Justice

India Power Outages: Living Through the Blackout

Environment

Why Venezuela’s Wealth of Energy Resources Can’t Stop Blackouts

Global Politics
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Paths to Power: The US Electricity Grid

The past few weeks have seen thermometer-topping temperatures in St. Louis, New York City and Southern California. Power companies have their hands full trying to manage the enormous strains on the nation’s electricity grid, and analysts say it’s not from

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Smart grids: what it means to boost our electrical infrastructure’s IQ

Environment

Five years ago today, a power outage blanketed parts of North America. The outage highlighted the fragility of our electricity system. And with energy demands rising, the economy in a slump and global warming fears taking center stage, ‘smart grid’ technologies could provide solutions.

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