Electricity
Swiss brace for rolling four-hour blackouts in any energy crunch
ZURICH, (Reuters) - Switzerland could resort to rolling four-hour regional blackouts should Europe's energy crisis lead to winter power shortages, a senior…
Italy household electricity price to rise 0.4% in Q3, gas unchanged
MILAN, July 1 (Reuters) - Italian household electricity prices will rise by a marginal 0.4% in the third quarter while gas prices…
EU tapped renewables for nearly two-fifths of power in 2020 – Eurostat
Nearly two-fifths of electricity consumed in the European Union in 2020 came from renewable sources, the bloc's statistics office said, though its…
Norway to further raise household electricity subsidy
OSLO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Norway's minority government plans to further increase its subsidy for household electricity bills amid a spike in…
Sunak considers cutting VAT on household energy bills
(Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak is considering a cut to the 5% rate of value-added tax on household energy bills,…
Lebanese power outage will last for a few days – government official
BEIRUT, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon has no electricity after the country's biggest two power stations shut down due to a fuel…
Regular power cuts plague island of Cuba
Cuban state media said on Friday that the intermittent blackouts that have plagued the island since June are caused by an aging…
Malta: Simpler EU energy labels for lighting products applicable from 1 September
To help EU consumers cut their energy bills and carbon footprint, a brand new version of the widely-recognised EU energy label for…
Malta: Enemalta apologises for power cuts caused by weaknesses in distribution network
Enemalta has apologised for the power cuts that affected several localities, the cause of which were faults in the distribution system. Enemalta…
Malta: Electricity supplied from renewable sources increased 10% last year
The electricity supply from renewable sources increased by 10% last year with the primary source being photovoltaic panels. Renewable energy made up…
Demand for electricity in Malta reaches highest levels recorded; causes disruption in service
Malta's demand for electricity supply reached 510MW, which is the highest level ever recorded by Enemalta plc. This is an increase of…