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Electricity and power

Power outage again disrupts Tokyo area train services

Following the power outage, officials discovered that an overhead wire was severed on a Joban Line platform at Ueno Station.
Following the power outage, officials discovered that an overhead wire was severed on a Joban Line platform at Ueno Station.

India could order more home-grown reactors amid nuclear push

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indian flag, flag, india, flag of india, nation, country, indian flag, indian flag, indian flag, indian flag, indian flag

US storm leaves 1 million without power, forces 10,000 flight cancellations

People cross Sixth Avenue in the snow in New York on Jan 25, 2026.
People cross Sixth Avenue in the snow in New York on Jan 25, 2026.

Crippling power outage ends in Greenland capital

Internet connectivity was also affected, with high levels of impact to Nuuk.
Internet connectivity was also affected, with high levels of impact to Nuuk.

Ho Chi Minh City to allow electric motorbike battery-swopping on pavements

Ho Chi Minh City will allow the installation of electric motorbike battery-swopping facilities on sidewalks starting January.
Ho Chi Minh City will allow the installation of electric motorbike battery-swopping facilities on sidewalks starting January.

Utility bills in Singapore could be affected as carbon tax rises in 2026; rebates to cushion impact

The total electricity and gas utility bill of an average 4-room HDB flat will go up by about $3 per month.
The total electricity and gas utility bill of an average 4-room HDB flat will go up by about $3 per month.

In Good Company

Making batteries to woofers, GP’s Lo sways to the rhythms of geopolitics and music

Hong Kong’s consumer battery giant Gold Peak Technology Group chairman and chief executive Victor Lo.
Hong Kong’s consumer battery giant Gold Peak Technology Group chairman and chief executive Victor Lo.

With the power out, Kyiv’s residents confront cold as a weapon of war

Russian forces struck energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv – a city of some 4 million – as well as the surrounding region, leaving households without power, heating and in some cases water.
Russian forces struck energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv – a city of some 4 million – as well as the surrounding region, leaving households without power, heating and in some cases water.

Malaysia’s state utility signs deal to transmit energy from Laos to S’pore

Under an agreement signed on Jan 14, Electricite Du Laos will pay Tenaga Nasional Berhad for the wheeling services to transmit energy generated in Laos to Singapore.
Under an agreement signed on Jan 14, Electricite Du Laos will pay Tenaga Nasional Berhad for the wheeling services to transmit energy generated in Laos to Singapore.

More than a thousand Kyiv apartment blocks still without heating after Russian strike

Residential buildings during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 10, 2026. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov
Residential buildings during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 10, 2026. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.