Three days after a devastating thunderstorm tore through Houston, the nation’s fourth most populous city began lurching back onto its feet on Sunday. Power returned to hundreds of thousands of homes but still remained out across hard-hit areas not far from downtown. Traffic crawled through blackened intersections or down neighborhood streets now lined with limbs…
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Kenya news Max Schiff appointed Lake Turkana Wind Power CEO
Max will lead the operational and strategic direction of LTWP Lake Turkana Wind Power has announced the appointment of Max Schiff as Chief Executive Officer, LTWP, effective 1st April 2024. Mr. Schiff takes over management responsibility for Kenya, Africa’s, largest wind power plant following the exit of Phylip Leferink, who served for two years during…
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Kenya news Residents want Kenya Power to address frequent blackouts – Kenya News Agency
The rampant power outage in Masalani town and its environs in Ijara sub-county has caused untold misery to the people over the years. Consequently, some of the residents have now opted for other alternative sources of power, including solar energy or investing in personal generators. For instance, due to sporadic power outages in the area,…
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Kenya news Residents fault Kenya Power over frequent blackouts – Kenya News Agency
The rampant power outage in Masalani town and its environs in Ijara sub-county has caused untold misery to the people over the years. Consequently, some of the residents have now opted for other alternative sources of power, including solar energy or investing in personal generators. For instance, due to sporadic power outages in the area,…
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News Sevastopol Power Plant Hit by Drone and Causes Blackouts in Crimea
Russian-backed authorities in the occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol said on Friday that an overnight attack by Ukraine’s military had hit an electricity substation, leading to rolling blackouts throughout the city that is home to part of the Russian naval fleet. Schools have been closed across Sevastopol, a city of about a half million people…
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News NTSB Says Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge Lost Power Twice Before Departure
In the hours before a wayward cargo ship lost electrical power and knocked down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six people, the vessel suffered two blackouts while still in port, according to a preliminary report released on Tuesday. In a 24-page summary of findings so far, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said…
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News Robert De Niro warns on ‘The View’ that Trump could return to power like Hitler or Mussolini
Hollywood actor Robert De Niro warned on Tuesday that Donald Trump could “change this country” like fascist dictators did in Europe. “I don’t understand why people are not taking him seriously,” De Niro said of Trump in a guest appearance on “The View.” “Because you read about it historically in other countries that they didn’t…
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Kenya news GDC plans an extra 218 MW power from geothermal – Kenya News Agency
Geothermal Development Company (GDC) plans to pump an extra 218 Megawatts into the national grid in the next five years. GDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Paul Ngugi said to achieve this, the State-owned corporation has laid out plans to drill 57 geothermal wells, adding that the firm will need Sh 102.2 billion…
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News Choice for Maryland Democrats Comes Down to Star Power Versus Experience
Harry Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer who was on duty during the Jan. 6 riots and is running for elected office for the first time, has become one of the nation’s top political fund-raisers by leveraging the power of his emotional testimony delivered during televised congressional hearings about the attack. His $4.6 million war…
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News New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power
Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned and funded, in a move that supporters hope could spur thousands of miles of new high-voltage power lines and make it easier to add more wind and solar energy. The new rule by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate…
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