Electricity
Iraq's 20,000 illiterate electric ministry employees is indicator of larger dysfunction - analysis
The problem is that the 20,000 employees are working in a key energy infrastructure field in a country that is now at the center of the Iran conflict with the US and Israel.
Explosion near Libya's Zawiya power station knocks generating units offline
Cuba's electric grid collapses again as government tries to resolve previous day's blackout
NIS 75M on the way to our pockets: The offset that will affect electricity bills
New scam flooding phones: Fake Electric Company refund links
A wave of sophisticated phishing messages has been flooding mobile phones in recent hours, promising a false cash refund from the Electric Company in exchange for entering an external link.
Thirteen dead, seven missing in Chile following heavy rains, flooding, authorities say
The downpours have caused sustained power outages affecting 87,000 people and displaced thousands of others as the Chilean government works to impose sanctions on electricity distributors.
AI and the threat to power grid stability: State freezes approvals for server farms
Israel’s Electricity Authority has frozen approvals for new server farms for 140 days, following an unprecedented surge in connection requests that threatens power grid stability.
Israeli startup creates ‘virtual power plants' to solve the data center energy crisis - interview
Omer Kriger, the CEO and Co-founder of nGrid, talked to The Jerusalem Post about how his company is transforming batteries into a “virtual power plant.”
Cable issues force a second shutdown at new Hydro-Quebec line supplying New York City electricity
The current cable issue with the power line Champlain Hudson Power Express, which operated during New York City's recent heat wave, is unrelated to a shutdown that happened on July 1.
Israel launches new search for natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea
The new gas exploration process comes alongside plans for a 150km. electricity cable linking southern and central Israel.
ESCO Israel announces plan to tackle AI data centers consumption crisis without new power plants
According to the company, the current inefficiencies in the Israeli energy sector amount to approximately 20% of total consumption, representing some NIS 5 billion a year that could be saved.
Israel electric corporation chairman supports competition, electricity prices among lowest globally
Doron Arbely: Opposes tax hikes, calls for lower VAT and more business certainty.
Israel lacks plan for gas, mortgages, public spending, government probe finds
The most serious finding concerned natural gas, which provides about 70% of Israel’s electricity.
Israel’s largest electricity consumer changes direction: Mekorot to advance power plant development
National water company Mekorot launches strategy to build small power plants nationwide to secure independent energy for water pumps and ensure supply continuity.
