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Tag: Power

  • Ongoing Major Power Outages in the U.S. Due to Severe Weather

    Poweroutage.us reports that over 1 million customers in Texas currently have no electricity following a massive storm on May 16. The Houston Chronicle noted that the severe weather led to at least 7 fatalities. Additionally, as of May 19, Louisiana has 6,934 customers without power. CenterPoint Energy disclosed on May 18 that it anticipates about…

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  • Liberia: US$1B Needed to Address Electricity Shortage

    — LEC Proposes the construction of reservoir to supply Mt. Coffee Dam Addressing Liberia’s perennial power crisis will require significant financial investment, with the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) estimating that between US$700 million to US$1 billion is needed for the construction of a reservoir to alleviate the electricity issue. The lack of a sufficient reservoir…

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