https://energyincidentregister.com/register.html Battery storage, solar, wind, grid and data centre incidents, newest first, each with its sources. Free to read. en-gb Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:32:18 GMT 60 https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2748/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2748/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:03:20 GMT Grid infrastructure India 2026, India: A DT (fuse) box and its connecting cable caught fire in Usiya village, Dildarnagar, in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2747/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2747/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:43:09 GMT Solar PV Italy 2026, Italy: According to local reporting relayed by Orizzonte Scuola, a solar panel from the photovoltaic system on a primary school in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2746/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2746/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:53:27 GMT Solar PV France , France: At about 18:30 on a Saturday, a fire broke out on a rooftop photovoltaic installation on a food warehouse in France. Staff... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2745/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2745/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:52:25 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom June 2021, United Kingdom: On Thursday 24 June 2021, a solar panel convertor caught fire at Ormiston Denes Academy, a high school on Yarmouth Road,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2744/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2744/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:51:42 GMT Grid infrastructure Sudan October 2026, Sudan: In the early hours of Wednesday 28 October 2026, drones reportedly attacked the city of Al Manaqil in Sudan's Al Jazirah... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2743/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2743/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:51:29 GMT Grid infrastructure Sudan October 2026, Sudan: In the early hours of Wednesday 28 October 2026, drones reportedly struck Al Manaqil in Sudan's Al Jazirah State. Reported... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2742/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2742/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:51:26 GMT Grid infrastructure Sudan October 2026, Sudan: Misbar reported on 31 October 2026 that drones attacked infrastructure in Al Manaqil, a city in Sudan's Al Jazirah State, in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2741/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2741/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:51:06 GMT Wind (onshore) United States 2021, United States: A wind turbine caught fire in Donley County, according to a local television news report published on 17 April 2021. Only... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2740/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2740/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:49:03 GMT Solar PV South Korea 2025, South Korea: Solar panels on a farm in Damyang county, South Jeolla, South Korea, caught fire on a Thursday afternoon, according to a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2739/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2739/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:49:00 GMT Wind (onshore) United States 2025, United States: A wind turbine collapsed at the Frontier II wind farm in Oklahoma, United States, on a calm day without strong winds,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2738/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2738/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:48:29 GMT Grid infrastructure India October 2026, India: According to a Hindi-language local report published on 30 October 2026, rain linked to a storm reported as Cyclone Arnab... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2737/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2737/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:48:19 GMT Grid infrastructure India October 2026, India: On 30 October 2026, rain disrupted the electricity supply in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, according to a Jagran report.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2736/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2736/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:46 GMT Grid infrastructure United States August 2018, United States: On a Saturday afternoon, at about 2:25 pm on North Box Elder Street in Hildale, Utah, a 19-year-old man scaled the fence of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2735/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2735/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:42 GMT Grid infrastructure Saudi Arabia January 2018, Saudi Arabia: A fire broke out at an electricity power transmission station in north Jeddah on a Monday morning in January 2018. Civil... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2734/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2734/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:27 GMT Other India August 2020, India: A fire broke out at Unit 1 in the underground tunnel area of the Srisailam hydroelectric power station, on the left bank of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2733/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2733/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:24 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa July 2020, South Africa: A fire broke out at the Hercules Substation in Richards Bay, South Africa, at around 6am on a Thursday, according to a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2732/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2732/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:18 GMT Solar PV Australia December 2020, Australia: Firefighters and police were called to Wrightson Avenue, Bar Beach, just off Memorial Drive, shortly before 9am on Wednesday... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2731/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2731/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:16 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom April 2021, United Kingdom: On Monday 26 April 2021, four fire crews from Ipswich East, Woodbridge and Holbrook were called to a two-storey house in a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2730/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2730/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:00 GMT Grid infrastructure Australia June 2022, Australia: WattClarity reported on 18 June 2022 that a TransGrid 330kV substation near Tallawarra Power Station was on fire. The... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2729/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2729/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:39:42 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa February 2023, South Africa: Heavy rain on the Friday before the report of 6 February 2023 (inferred to be 3 February) caused a ring outage in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2728/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2728/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:39:40 GMT Solar PV India December 2023, India: A technician at a Reliance Power solar plant at Dhursar (also spelt Dhudsar), in the Pokhran subdivision of Jaisalmer... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2727/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2727/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:39:34 GMT Wind (onshore) Netherlands January 2023, Netherlands: A wind turbine in Zeewolde, Flevoland, in the Netherlands, broke apart and collapsed to the ground on a Wednesday morning,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2726/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2726/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:39:01 GMT Grid infrastructure Bulgaria November 2024, Bulgaria: In the early morning of 11 November 2024, a fire broke out at the Poduyane substation in Sofia, Bulgaria. The fire caused a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2725/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2725/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:38:59 GMT Grid infrastructure United States September 2024, United States: On the morning of Monday 23 September 2024, an electrical transformer exploded outside the Mars headquarters building at... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2724/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2724/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:38:57 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2024, United States: Transformers exploded in St. Petersburg, Florida, as Hurricane Milton passed over the state. The report describes explosions... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2723/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2723/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:38:25 GMT Grid infrastructure Canada May 2025, Canada: On the night of Wednesday 7 May 2025, shortly after 10 p.m., Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services responded to several 911... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2722/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2722/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:38:15 GMT Solar PV United States August 2025, United States: Overnight on Monday 18 August 2025, a storm damaged a solar power installation immediately south of Maroa, Illinois,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2721/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2721/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:37:51 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom 2025, United Kingdom: A fire started in the solar panels on the roof of Shanklea Primary School in Cramlington, Northumberland. Northumberland... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2720/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2720/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:42:32 GMT Grid infrastructure Venezuela November 2026, Venezuela: An explosion was reported on the evening of Monday 2 November at the Constitución substation in the Lagunillas municipality... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2719/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2719/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:22:27 GMT Grid infrastructure Venezuela November 2026, Venezuela: Local media report that an explosion and fire occurred at the Federación substation in Libertad parish, Lagunillas... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2718/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2718/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:04:11 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey July 2017, Turkey: A transformer exploded in the Ortakent-Yahşi neighbourhood of Bodrum, Muğla province, Turkey, on 8 July 2017, according to... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2717/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2717/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:03:37 GMT Data centre 2026, Other: According to a report published by the Diario Expreso newspaper on Facebook on 2 November 2026, an electrical overload... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2716/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2716/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:03:27 GMT Grid infrastructure United States November 2026, United States: On Monday 2 November 2026, an incident at Pepco's I Street Substation in the Foggy Bottom neighbourhood of Washington, DC,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2715/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2715/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:02:57 GMT Grid infrastructure Italy 2026, Italy: A fire broke out in an electrical cabin located alongside a construction site at Palazzo Lucatelli, a building in the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2714/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2714/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:02:56 GMT Solar PV Italy 2026, Italy: A fire reportedly broke out at a building in via Volta, Milan, Italy, and involved the photovoltaic panels in the array. The... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2713/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2713/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:02:32 GMT Grid infrastructure Switzerland November 2026, Switzerland: A 59-year-old man died on Sunday 1 November 2026 after receiving an electric shock inside a fenced transformer station... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2712/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2712/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:02:30 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey 2026, Turkey: A transformer caught fire in the Konacık neighbourhood of Arsuz, Hatay, in Turkey, near village houses. The cause of the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2711/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2711/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:02:38 GMT Wind (onshore) Mauritania November 2026, Mauritania: On the evening of Sunday 1 November 2026, a fire was reported in one unit of the Boulenouar wind farm in the Dakhlet... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2710/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2710/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:02:18 GMT Grid infrastructure India 2026, India: A transformer fault at the Rajepur substation in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, reportedly cut power to about 100... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2709/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2709/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:22:15 GMT Grid infrastructure Austria November 2026, Austria: On Sunday afternoon, 1 November 2026, a large-scale power cut affected the south of the city of Salzburg and the northern... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2708/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2708/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:42:28 GMT Grid infrastructure Sudan November 2026, Sudan: Drone strikes in the days before and including Sunday, 1 November 2026 (the source gives relative days, so exact dates are... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2707/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2707/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 16:22:05 GMT Grid infrastructure Mexico 2026, Mexico: Tabasco HOY reported on 1 November 2026, in a headline, that a fire at a transformer in Tamulté had been extinguished. The... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2706/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2706/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:34:46 GMT Grid infrastructure United States October 2026, United States: Overnight, downed power lines crossed Highway 26 at Murray Boulevard in Portland, Oregon, and some lines landed on and... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2705/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2705/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:34:11 GMT Wind (onshore) Lithuania 2022, Lithuania: GE Renewable Energy is reported to be investigating the collapse of one of its newest onshore wind turbines, a Cypress... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2704/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2704/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:21:28 GMT Grid infrastructure Canada January 2012, Canada: On Friday 27 January 2012, a fire broke out at about 9:30 a.m. Pacific time at the Atchelitz substation, a BC Hydro facility... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2703/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2703/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:21:17 GMT Solar PV Australia July 2023, Australia: A 41-year-old man died at the Wellington North solar farm, under construction in the Orana region of New South Wales, on... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2702/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2702/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:21:04 GMT Grid infrastructure United States November 2018, United States: On the morning of Wednesday 21 November 2018, a Pacific Gas and Electric transformer reportedly blew underground near the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2701/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2701/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:21:01 GMT Grid infrastructure Russia 2024, Russia: An explosion occurred at the Kalininskaya substation in Yekaterinburg, Russia, according to a Metro.co.uk video report... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2700/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2700/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:20:16 GMT Wind (offshore) United Kingdom 2026, United Kingdom: Repeated Vestas wind turbine failures have caused downtime at a pioneering floating offshore wind project in Scotland, with... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2699/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2699/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:02:35 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey September 2018, Turkey: On 6 September 2018, a fire broke out at the Safranbolu Trafo Merkezi substation in Safranbolu district of Karabük province,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read.