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Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Mauritius Seeks to Boost Power Supply and Warns Cuts are a Risk
Mauritius is exploring temporary measures to increase electricity supply and warns that it may have to impose scheduled power cuts in coming months if these measures fall short. 'From now till end of December or January next year, we have, by hook or by crook, to add 100 megawatts to our network,' Energy and Public Utilities Minister Patrick Assirvaden said on Wednesday. Otherwise, he said, the country will need to implement rotating power outages to avoid a possible collapse of the national grid.
RNZ News
6 days ago
- RNZ News
Substation break-ins endangering lives, causing power cuts, says Northland lines company
File photo. Photo: 123RF A Northland lines company says substation break-ins are endangering lives and causing power cuts affecting thousands of people. Top Energy chief executive Russell Shaw said he was shocked by what he described as the offenders' "astonishing recklessness" and "absolute stupidity". In the most recent break-in, thieves took essential equipment from a substation and forced a power shutdown that left 4500 Far North homes in the dark. Shaw said the thieves also sabotaged a high-voltage earth connection, putting themselves - and any staff working at the substation afterwards - at serious risk of electrocution. In another break-in, thieves damaged generators and made them unusable just before a major storm hit. Shaw said backup generators were vital for keeping the power on while storm damage was repaired. He said interfering with electrical equipment could trigger widespread outages, affecting homes, businesses and essential services. His message for would-be thieves was simple: "Don't do it. You're jeopardising your life and those of others. It's not worth it." Shaw said the company was beefing up security at its substations across the Far North. He said they were high-voltage facilities that could cause serious injury or death to anyone who entered without proper training and protective gear. He urged anyone who saw suspicious activity near Top Energy substations or other electricity infrastructure to call the police immediately, or the company on 0800 867 363. Under the Crimes Act, the maximum penalty for sabotage of essential infrastructure is 10 years' imprisonment. Top Energy would not say which substations had been targeted for fear of causing deadly copycat break-ins. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
BBC News
20-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
NI weather: Amber warning for heavy rain in east and south east
An amber warning for heavy rain has been issued for eastern parts of Northern Ireland Met Office alert - which is the second highest level - for Antrim, Down, and Armagh lasts from 23:00 BST on Sunday until 08:00 on comes in the middle of a yellow warning for the same counties which runs from 18:00 BST on Sunday until 18:00 BST on areas could see between 50-75 mm of rain in a short amount of time, with a risk of flash floods. The Met Office has said there will probably be difficult driving conditions as well as fast flowing or deep flood water likely to cause danger to has warned that homes and businesses may face flooding while some communities could be cut off by flooded Met Office added that power cuts and loss of other services to homes and business businesses are warning follows an earlier alert for thunderstorms for western counties of Northern Ireland on Sunday, which expired at 20:00 BST.
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Amber warning for heavy rain in east and south east
An amber warning for heavy rain has been issued for eastern parts of Northern Ireland overnight. The Met Office alert - which is the second highest level - for Antrim, Down, and Armagh lasts from 23:00 BST on Sunday until 08:00 on Monday. It comes in the middle of a yellow warning for the same counties which runs from 18:00 BST on Sunday until 18:00 BST on Monday. Some areas could see between 50-75 mm of rain in a short amount of time, with a risk of flash floods. Amber warning of rain affecting Northern Ireland — Met Office - Northern Ireland (@metofficeNI) July 20, 2025 The Met Office has said there will probably be difficult driving conditions as well as fast flowing or deep flood water likely to cause danger to life. It has warned that homes and businesses may face flooding while some communities could be cut off by flooded roads. The Met Office added that power cuts and loss of other services to homes and business businesses are likely. The warning follows an earlier alert for thunderstorms for western counties of Northern Ireland on Sunday, which expired at 20:00 BST.
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Met: Yellow rain weather warning issued for Devon and Cornwall
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms has been issued for Sunday and Monday in Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Met Office said the warning would be in place from 12:00 BST on Sunday until 03:00 BST on Monday. An area of heavy rain with isolated thunderstorms could develop and affect Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly, it said. It added 30 to 50 mm (1.18 to 1.97 inches) of rain may fall in a few hours and there was a small chance that a few spots could see 75 mm ( 2.95 inches) or more. Met Office said there was a small chance of power cuts, flooding and loss of services to homes and businesses.
