Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Article content WASHINGTON — Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Wednesday said Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure and rolling blackouts could result in a bigger contraction of gross domestic product in 2022 than the earlier forecast of a 35% drop. Svyrydenko, in Washington to meet … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Andrew Meldrum Publishing date: Nov 05, 2022 • 15 minutes ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation Article content KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s state electricity operator on Saturday announced regular scheduled blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business In the dead of winter, Finland can be a miserable place. Temperatures often dip below -20C, and in the darkest months of the year, Helsinki gets less than six hours of light a day. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Kati Pohjanpalo and Leo Laikola Publishing date: Oct 29, 2022 … Read more
The BBC has ready secret scripts to read on emergency broadcast channels if the UK experiences energy shortages that result in blackouts or loses gas this winter, according to the Guardian. The scripts deal with the results of a “major loss of power” that impacts everything from mobile phone signals to internet access to traffic … Read more
The head of the National Grid has warned that a “worst-case scenario” might see power cuts in January and February The “deepest, darkest evenings” in January and February could be marked by three-hour blackouts, the head of the National Grid ESO, John Pettigrew, said on Monday, emphasizing that he was talking about a “worst-case” scenario … Read more
National Grid’s chief executive has warned British households to prepare for blackouts between 4pm and 7pm on “really, really cold” weekdays in January and February in the event of reduced gas imports from Europe. John Pettigrew said the company would have to impose rolling power cuts on “those deepest darkest evenings in January and February” … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Article content HAVANA — Havana cafeteria owner Claudia Ramirez likens the Cuban peso to a piece of chocolate in hand on a hot day. “It has melted, faster and faster and now is almost worthless, making running my business nearly impossible,” she said. Financial Post Top … Read more
Article content Britain is “extremely unlikely” to see blackouts this winter because it has a sufficient energy buffer and doesn’t get much of its gas supply from Russia, according to senior cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi. Article content Zahawi, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said in an interview on the BBC that while the … Read more
London CNN Business — The UK government could award oil and gas companies more than 100 new licenses to drill in the North Sea, as it looks for ways to bolster energy security amid a global supply crunch. Launched Friday, the licensing round won’t lead to new UK production for several years. And when drilling … Read more
London — The company that manages the U.K.’s power and gas infrastructure has warned that Britons could face winter blackouts due to the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The National Grid warned this week that the war had caused “unprecedented turmoil and volatility in energy markets in Europe and beyond.” National Grid believes electricity supplies … Read more