Power

Cuba suffers islandwide power grid collapse as US oil blockade deepens energy crisis

The outage follows three nationwide blackouts in July and comes as a US-imposed oil blockade further strains the island's aging energy infrastructure.

People walk down a street as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026.
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AI and the threat to power grid stability: State freezes approvals for server farms

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Mekorot launches tender for solar and energy storage facilities at water reservoirs

The road to Hydro-Quebec's Romaine 4 hydroelectric dam is seen in the Côte-Nord Administrative Region of Quebec, Canada.

Cable issues force a second shutdown at new Hydro-Quebec line supplying New York City electricity


Goldhar, Power team up to make dreams come true

Squash legend Jonathon Power puts on a show while raising money for charity in Ra’anana.

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Jewish women who rule! (according to Forbes)

At least 9 Jews top Forbes' 2012 list of world’s most powerful women; 'NYT' Executive-Editor leads the pack at #5.

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Merkel tops 'Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women

German chancellor followed by Hillary Clinton and Brazilian President Rousseff; Israeli Shari Arison 64th.

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IEC increases mobilization of private suppliers

Israel Electric Corporation completes 1st stage of NIS 100m. project connecting private station to national grid.

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US, Israel agree on additional energy cooperation

The two countries agree to expand their partnerships in the energy sector with a particular focus on natural gas.

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Temperatures, blackout risk to ease this weekend

Such high temperatures in Israel are not considered “exceptional events” when they occur for a string of two to three days.

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Electricity reserves dip dangerously low

Technical glitches are causing blackouts, Israel Electric Corporation says, as heatwave sweeps through Israel.

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Forced blackouts may occur over heat-wave week

As temperatures surge during the next week, the IEC said it expects electricity demand to be extremely high.

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IEC warns of rolling blackouts ahead of heatwave

Customers are asked to refrain from using heavy appliances during peak hours of noon to 5 p.m.

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Do rabbis have too much power?

Rabbi Cohen explores the significance of rabbis in modern Judaism.

The Jerusalem Post