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Power outage disrupts Cannes film festival

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.

May 24, 2025 2:38 pm CET
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
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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.

February 6, 2025 4:34 am CET

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.

February 3, 2025 3:40 pm CET

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.’”

November 22, 2024 1:47 pm CET

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.

November 18, 2024 4:51 am CET

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.

November 12, 2024 6:00 am CET

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.

October 5, 2024 3:42 pm CET
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Formally launched today, this independent, public corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring reliable, clean and affordable energy.

October 1, 2024 5:00 am CET

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.

September 24, 2024 4:16 am CET

UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Labour conference

Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.

September 19, 2024 7:30 am CET
Unpacked

As Biden deliberates, Ukraine’s nuclear plants are increasingly at risk

The risk of Ukraine losing the war this winter has pushed Washington and London to reconsider how Kyiv uses Western-supplied long-range missiles, but the U.S. remains fearful of escalation.

September 15, 2024 2:44 pm CET

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.

September 3, 2024 4:31 pm CET

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.

August 27, 2024 4:20 am CET
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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.

August 2, 2024 4:01 am CET

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.

July 25, 2024 3:57 pm CET

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.

July 8, 2024 7:00 pm CET

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.

July 6, 2024 3:40 pm CET

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.

June 13, 2024 7:44 pm CET

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.

May 8, 2024 10:12 am CET

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.

April 29, 2024 6:00 am CET

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.

April 25, 2024 9:26 am CET

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.

April 18, 2024 6:00 am CET

Lithuania promises Soviet spare parts to Ukraine amid energy grid barrage

Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure have left swathes of the country without power.

April 8, 2024 1:36 pm CET

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.

April 5, 2024 11:50 am CET

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.

March 11, 2024 4:00 am CET
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