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Nationwide power outage occurs in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Feb 9: Sri Lankan authorities have been working to restore power following a nationwide outage that occurred on Sunday, the state-owned electricity producer and supplier, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), announced.
Power cuts return to South Africa after 10 months
Johannesburg, Feb 1: South Africa will experience load-shedding, or rolling blackouts, over the weekend after more than 10 months of uninterrupted electricity supply, Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said.
PM Fico says Slovakia secures Russian gas supplies amid halted Ukraine transit
Bratislava, Jan 13: Russia will honor its commitment to deliver natural gas to Slovakia in the coming months, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told local media.
Slovakia may suspend aid to Ukraine amid gas transit dispute: PM Fico
Brussels, Jan 10: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that his government might consider halting humanitarian aid to Ukraine as part of measures in response to the ongoing Russian gas transit dispute.
Bangladesh announces days of countrywide gas supply halt again
Dhaka, Jan 9: State-owned Petrobangla (Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation) has announced a countrywide disruption in natural gas supplies to its customers for three days as of January 10.
Gas transit halt strikes blow to EU competitiveness: Hungarian FM
Budapest, Jan 8: Natural gas prices in Europe have surged by 20 per cent after Ukraine ceased the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said.
Protests over power outages choke Pakistan's trade route with China
Islamabad, Jan 8: Pakistan's critical trade route with China remained blocked for the fifth day on Tuesday as thousands of people continued their protests over chronic and prolonged power outages in the mountainous region of Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, media reported.