A power outage plunged Greenland's capital into darkness over the weekend after strong winds caused a transmission failure, the state utility said.

Nuuk: Citywide Power, Internet Outage Hits Greenland Capital 

The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management said in a post on social media platform X that the outage caused “significant transit disruptions” across the city. Residents were directed to avoid unnecessary travel.

San Francisco power outage brings Waymo self-driving cars to halt, triggers traffic chaos — VIDEO

Thousands have taken to the streets across Madagascar in the country’s largest protests in over 15 years. What began over shortages of essentials has escalated into nationwide unrest demanding President Andry Rajoelina’s resignation. The UN reports 22 dead, though the government disputes the toll.


Madagascar boils over: Deadly protests demand President Rajoelina’s ouster 

Madagascar's president on Friday, September 27, sacked his energy minister in a bid to calm protests over power cuts and water shortages, which had left wreckage strewn across the capital a day earlier. 


Madagascar protest: Damaged buildings, shops & burnt cars | Madagascar Energy Minister sacked 

A monorail train broke down and got stuck on an elevated track in rain-battered Mumbai, triggering panic and chaos that lasted for over an hour, as authorities moved on a war footing to rescue stranded passengers. About 200 passengers stranded. Rescue officials trying to rescue passengers.

Mumbai monorail: nearly 800 passengers rescued | Rains batter Mumbai city

A Mumbai monorail stalled mid-track near Mysore Colony during heavy rain due to a power failure, trapping 582 passengers for over three hours. Rescuers broke windowpanes to safely evacuate all onboard. Another train near Wadala was also affected.

Mumbai monorail update: 582 stranded passengers rescued, after 3-hour power snag

The transmission lines shutting down caused "a sudden and accidental loss of more than 6,000 megawatts on the grid", the ministry added, with power plants also halting operations.

Iraq gripped with nationwide power outage amid 'record' heat

Panic and chaos in Spain and Portugal; Spanish Prime Minister says a probe is now underway and asserts that no hypothesis can be ruled out at this moment. Watch for more details!

Spain launches official probe to solve massive blackout case

Power outage triggers widespread disruption in Spain and Portugal

Local media reports indicated issues with the European electric grid, which affected the national grids in the Iberian Peninsula.

Massive power outage hits Spain, Portugal, France: Here’s why it happened

Cuba is grappling with a nationwide blackout as its electricity grid suffers a major failure. The worsening energy crisis is deepening the country’s economic struggles, leaving millions without power. The government has vowed to restore electricity swiftly, but repeated outages continue to raise concerns.

Cuba faces widespread blackouts as energy grid fails nationwide

A massive power outage in Chile has left millions without electricity, impacting internet and mobile services. Officials confirmed the blackout was caused by a transmission error. President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of emergency as authorities work to restore power.

Massive power outage in Chile leaves millions without electricity

Sri Lanka plunged into a nationwide power crisis. The unexpected outage has sparked debates over infrastructure security and energy reliability in the island nation.

Monkey business in Sri Lanka triggers national-wide blackout

Sri Lanka faces nationwide blackout, officials claim monkey causes power outage

Cuba was left reeling on Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and knocked out the country’s power grid. Watch this report for more details!

Power Outage in Cuba After Hurricane Rafael Makes Landfall

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday (Oct 19) morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into a blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.

Cuba witnesses second total blackout in two days after power grid collapses again

Sudanese have found a new haven by escaping to the beach amid a 15-hour power outage as temperatures soar in the coastal city of Port Sudan.

Sudanese escape to the beach in Port Sudan

Power was nearly fully restored in Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon, after a nationwide electricity outage struck residential users, hospitals as well as the capital's subway system, a failure officials blamed on faulty transmission lines.

Massive power blackout reported in Ecuador due to 'transmission failure'

A brief disruption in the services at the Delhi airport was seen in the afternoon hours on Monday (June 17) following a power outage. The electricity outage took place at around 2pm local time and affected operations related to baggage acceptance, videos of which are circulating on social media platforms.

Watch | Power outage temporarily disrupts services at Delhi Airport

Delhi Power Minister Atishi on Tuesday (June 11) said that the massive power outages reported in several parts of India's national capital were "extremely worrying" amid the ongoing heatwave.

Massive power outage hits several parts of Delhi, minister Atishi calls it 'extremely worrying'

Xcel Energy, a prominent power company in Colorado is initiating a power shut-off to mitigate wildfire risks amidst powerful winds, reaching up to 100 miles per hour.

US: Over 55,000 in Colorado will experience power outage to prevent wind-fuelled wildfires. Details here

Sri Lanka is currently under the state of a nationwide power outage. The outage was attributed to a "systemic failure" by a government official. What is happening in Sri Lanka due to power outage?

Watch: Vehicle headlights illuminate roads as Sri Lanka goes dark amid nationwide power outage

On Friday, there was a widespread loss of energy, which the electricity distribution company Kenya Power attributed to "a system disturbance."

Kenyan minister apologises after main airport hit with power outage

Thailand has cut electricity supplies to a Myanmar border township home to a billion-dollar Chinese-backed development that analysts say is a front for illegal gambling and online scam operations.

Thailand cuts power to Chinese-backed den of illegal gambling, online scams in Myanmar

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