Electricity grid

Power outage disrupts Cannes film festival
Organizers of the festival, which closes on Saturday night with the award the Palme d’Or, said the closing ceremony should take place as planned.

The mechanics behind Spain’s mega-blackout

Spanish grid operator rules out cyberattack in its facilities after power cut

Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM Sánchez

Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal?

How Britain’s slickest energy lobbyist wooed Labour

Baltic countries sever final power ties with Russia
Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they leave Russian power grid
A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.
Sweden says latest Baltic Sea cable cut was not sabotage
“Weather conditions and deficiencies in equipment and seamanship” were behind last month’s disruption, prosecutors say.
We won’t let local opposition block energy projects, UK minister says
Michael Shanks tells POLITICO: “We can’t just keep saying: ‘Yes, we need the infrastructure, but please don’t build it here.’”
The green vs. NIMBY split blowing up British politics
Britain needs more turbines, solar farms and pylons. But lawmakers of all stripes are getting nervous.
The EU wants new power lines to save the economy. First it needs cash and local support.
With Teresa Ribera as green policy chief, the EU will champion country-connecting cables to slash energy costs. It won’t be an easy process.
Greta Thunberg blocks Brussels boulevard in fossil fuel protest
The EU’s energy taxation rules favor oil and gas despite efforts to reach net zero, experts say.
NESO launched to guide Great Britain’s energy system to net zero
Formally launched today, this independent, public corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring reliable, clean and affordable energy.
Power games over Ukraine’s electrical grid spark rule-of-law fears
Western allies worry the EU candidate state is bringing undue political interference to bear in the energy sector.
UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Labour conference
Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.
Ukraine’s power sector in turmoil over claims of ‘political’ purge
The beleaguered electricity system is braced for a catastrophic winter as a result of Russian attacks.
Ukraine doubles down on Russian reactors in nuclear power push
Atomic energy is a lifeline amid preparations for the “hardest winter” in the country’s history, Kyiv’s energy minister told POLITICO.
Keir Starmer’s worst nightmare? Becoming Margaret Thatcher.
The U.K. prime minister can’t afford to get tangled up in a war with labor unions. His green crusade could make it inevitable.
Labour’s climate plan: build, baby, build
A flurry of energy announcements from Keir Starmer are about one thing — driving through his government’s ambitious climate goals.
Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage
The new Labour prime minister is gearing up for a fight with populists over net zero policy. He believes he can win.
Labour’s top policy priorities
A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.
Fully updated: Our Labour policy tracker
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
Putin’s a ‘Nazi,’ Zelenskyy says as Russia intensifies attacks on energy grid ahead of Victory Day
Moscow targets Ukraine’s power generation and electricity transmission facilities, as Vladimir Putin prepares to mark May 9.
Putin’s fuel problem: How Ukraine is sapping Russia’s diesel and gasoline
Ukraine is taking out oil refineries inside Russia, cratering Moscow’s supplies and sending local prices soaring.
Labour will need ‘Herculean effort’ to hit green goals, says UK climate watchdog
Labour could hit their target of clean power by 2030 but it will be “bloody hard,” Chris Stark said.
Putin is bombing Ukraine into darkness — and leaving Europe short of power
The EU relies on Kyiv for energy. So Russia is attacking the critical storage sites that hold Europe’s gas.
Lithuania promises Soviet spare parts to Ukraine amid energy grid barrage
Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure have left swathes of the country without power.
Help us build wind farms to beat Russian bombs, Ukraine tells EU
Ukraine’s largest private energy firm told POLITICO it wants to build a disparate energy network to better survive Russian attacks — but can’t get capital.
Net zero meets the NIMBYs: Inside the battle for the UK’s biggest solar farm
U.K. politicians have pledged to quadruple solar generation by 2035. There is one problem — no one wants to live next door to acres of fields crammed with solar panels.