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Bill Gates says deaths in US Texas caused by cheap power plants un
Updated : 5 days, 9 hours ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has criticized US energy companies whose power plants were not able to operate in extremely cold weather in the US state of Texas and failed, causing blackouts that resulted in deaths of residents
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China's illegal 'profiteering' in power sector leads to massive bl
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): China has invested billions in Pakistan's power sector but all the deals made with Pakistan are tainted that contributed to the recent nationwide blackout, which is likely to return in future, reported Asia Times.
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Imran Khan govt to raise power tariff amid increasing IMF debt
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): Despite an outcry by its citizens over massive blackout recently, Imran Khan government on Friday has once again planned to raise the power tariffs amid increasing IMF debt.
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Pakistan's power transmission company blames human error for black
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): The massive power outage in Pakistan that plunged the country into darkness on Saturday was triggered by human error that caused a faulty circuit breaker, according to the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC).
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Darkness becomes destiny of nation if ruler is a thief: PML-N slam
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): Following the massive power blackout, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb slammed the Imran Khan-led government for becoming "habitual of blaming everything on PML-N and the opposition" and said that "when the rul
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7 officials suspended for negligence after massive power failure i
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Central Power Generation Company on Sunday suspended seven officials of Guddu Thermal Power Station on account of negligence during their duties which caused a massive power failure that plunged several cities of the country in darkness, rep
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Imran Khan thought 'why don't we reboot country like phone': PML-N
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary-general Ahsan Iqbal lashed out at the government following a massive power failure in the country last night, saying that Prime Minister Imran Khan had 'attempted to reboot the country'.
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Power supply restored in some areas in Pakistan after major breakd
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Power is gradually being restored in many areas of Pakistan after a major breakdown left the entire country in darkness just before midnight on Saturday, Geo News reported.
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'Finally Imran Khan introduces night mode in naya Pakistan': Twitt
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): As Pakistan was plunged into darkness due to a massive power blackout, the incident has evoked humourous reactions from social media users in the country. Soon after the breakdown, the term #blackout became a top trend on Twitter with over 52,800 tw
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Massive power blackout in Pakistan, several cities plunged into da
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): A massive power blackout has been reported in Pakistan before midnight on Saturday, which has plunged several cities into darkness, reported Dawn.
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Beijing's Australian coal ban backfires, industrial units fail to
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], December 19 (ANI): Beijing's week-old ban imposed on Australian coal by Commerce Ministry backfired as the industrial parks are facing sudden blackouts resulting into non-fulfilment of the overseas orders thereby eating into its GDP growth.
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Over 50 injured as Typhoon Haishen hits Japan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 7 (ANI): More than 50 people have been injured and four have gone missing as typhoon Haishen battered Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, causing massive blackouts and disrupting transportation, Kyodo News reported.
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