Electricity

Ben-Gurion Airport train station faces delays due to 'localized fault,' Israel Railways says

The incident comes as the airport continues to face flight delays caused by a strike led by Israel Airports Authority (IAA) workers’ union on Thursday.

Passengers seen at the Ben-Gurion Airport train station, August 17, 2025
 The electricity supply problem can be seen everywhere on the streets of Iraq.

Iraq's 20,000 illiterate electric ministry employees is indicator of larger dysfunction - analysis

A fuel tank after fire was extinguished at the Zawiya oil complex following drone strikes, in Zawiya, Libya, August 12, 2026.

Explosion near Libya's Zawiya power station knocks generating units offline

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.

Cuba's electric grid collapses again as government tries to resolve previous day's blackout


Matzot, vegetables, and a washing machine: Passover 2026 marks a new era of Israeli consumerism

The pre-Passover shopping season begins, highlighting a key trend: Expensive and complex products, led by electrical appliances, are rapidly moving into food retail chains.

"Consumers are shifting from category-based buying to choosing what’s cheapest, closest, and most convenient."

Cars that can power your fridge during a power outage

With tens of thousands of Israelis owning electric or plug-in cars, there’s a backup: V2L technology allows household devices to be powered directly from the car’s battery. Here’s how it works.

Kia EV9 Demonstrates External Charging Capability (V2L).

Ukraine claims blackmail by Hungary and Slovakia over energy

Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since January 27, when Kyiv says a Russian drone strike hit pipeline equipment in Western Ukraine.

FILE PHOTO: Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov and other members of the Ukrainian delegation attend the second round of trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2026.

Israel entered Gaza war without emergency plan for electricity, energy sectors, probe finds

A report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman revealed that Israel entered the October 7 war without an updated, fully implemented emergency framework for the electricity and energy sectors.

 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.

Iran won information war by shutting down the Internet - opinion

Iran’s Internet blackout denied protesters access to information and helped the regime outmaneuver the US in the information war.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A sweeping winter storm has canceled thousands of US flights, triggered emergency declarations in multiple states, and placed severe strain on power grids as extreme cold spreads nationwide.

A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Israel to shut down UNRWA's water, electricity after demolition of HQ, Eli Cohen tells 'Post'

Israel's energy minister: “In principle, the law was passed about two weeks ago. Warning letters have already been sent to properties that we identified as belonging to UNRWA.”

A man walks near fallen cables at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Israel greenlights construction of 900-megawatt power plant near Jerusalem

A 900-megawatt power plant that will be built at the Egged lot north of Jerusalem, along with a parking lot for electric buses.

View of an electric power plant in Israel (illustrative)

Following shutdown, Iraq expects Iranian gas supplies to resume within a week, official says

The electricity ministry said on Tuesday that the flow of gas from Iran had been halted due to the shutdown of some generating units and load shedding at others.

Iranian flag overlayed with a rising stock graph and 3D printed gas pump miniature are seen in this illustration taken June 23, 2025.

Power restored for about 110,000 customers after major outage hits San Francisco

The blackout hit about 125,000 residents in the California city of around 800,000 people, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

An illustration of a woman checking a fuse box by candlelight during a power cut.