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 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:25:28 GMT 60 https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2563/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2563/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:23:50 GMT Solar PV India 2026, India: A fire broke out in bushes at the 225 MW Vikram solar plant in Uttari Pura, Bilhaur, near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2562/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2562/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:52:18 GMT Wind (onshore) Sweden March 2026, Sweden: According to a feature article published by EcoPortal.net on 22 October 2026, a wind turbine blade broke off at a 175 MW... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2561/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2561/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:36:09 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom January 2018, United Kingdom: On the morning of Tuesday 23 January 2018, residents in Little Stoke heard a loud bang and saw the street lose power shortly... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2560/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2560/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:36:08 GMT Grid infrastructure United States April 2018, United States: On 29 April 2018, a fire broke out at one of the buildings at an American Electric Power (AEP) substation on the 25000 block... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2559/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2559/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:36:05 GMT Grid infrastructure Canada April 2019, Canada: Early on Saturday 13 April 2019, police in Bathurst, New Brunswick, responded to a power outage on St-Anne Street and found... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2558/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2558/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:35:53 GMT Grid infrastructure Kuwait April 2020, Kuwait: A fire broke out in the feeder cell of transformer No. 1 at a main electricity substation in the Hawally region, known as... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2557/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2557/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:35:43 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2023, United States: Police in Woodland, Washington, state that vandals damaged two power substations in the town, according to a KGW report... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2556/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2556/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:35:42 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2023, United States: WJTV reported on 14 September 2023 a fire at an Entergy Mississippi substation and that power had been restored after the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2555/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2555/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:35:32 GMT Solar PV United States April 2024, United States: Firefighters from Travis County Emergency Services District #1 responded to a house fire in Lago Vista, Texas, on a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2554/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2554/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:35:01 GMT Solar PV United States September 2024, United States: On a Friday afternoon in September 2024, a fire broke out on the roof of a commercial building on Palmer Avenue in North... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2553/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2553/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:34:53 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa October 2024, South Africa: A fire at the Pyramid substation in Rooiwal, north of Tshwane, in the early hours of Wednesday 2 October 2024 left parts of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2552/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2552/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:34:52 GMT Grid infrastructure New Zealand September 2024, New Zealand: On Tuesday 17 September 2024, an electric transformer caught fire outside the police station in Feilding, New Zealand. A... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2551/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2551/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:34:50 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa December 2024, South Africa: Over about two months to mid-December 2024, five electricity substations in wards 90 and 97 of the eThekwini Municipality... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2550/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2550/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:34:45 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2024, United States: An explosion and fire occurred at the Velco substation in Pittsford on a Monday evening, according to a post by the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2549/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2549/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:20:14 GMT Grid infrastructure India July 2017, India: A fire broke out in an electrical sub-station at Rabindra Sadan station on the Kolkata metro on the evening of Tuesday 25... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2548/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2548/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:19:59 GMT Grid infrastructure United States December 2019, United States: On Sunday 1 December 2019, around 10:30 pm, the Colusa Fire Department was called to a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2547/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2547/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:19:49 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2021, United States: KATU reported on 17 April 2021 that a house described in its headline as iconic was destroyed by a substation fire. The... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2546/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2546/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:19:38 GMT Grid infrastructure Philippines March 2022, Philippines: A first alarm fire broke out at a Meralco substation on Banawe Street, along Del Monte Avenue, in Quezon City on a Tuesday,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2545/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2545/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:19:28 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom 2022, United Kingdom: Storms in November damaged the Pallion substation in Sunderland, which supplies power to the overhead lines of the Tyne and... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2544/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2544/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:19:19 GMT Data centre Nepal June 2023, Nepal: On 20 June 2023 a transformer at the K3 sub-station exploded at about 1.30 pm, according to NITC's statement, cutting mains... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2543/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2543/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:19:11 GMT Grid infrastructure United States July 2024, United States: On the morning of Tuesday 30 July 2024, a wildfire broke out along Highway 14, west of Paterson, Benton County, Washington.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2542/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2542/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:19:01 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa November 2023, South Africa: A substation at Rosebank in Johannesburg, South Africa, caught fire at around 21:00 on 17 November 2023. City Power was... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2541/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2541/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:18:56 GMT Grid infrastructure India February 2024, India: An underground cable puncture and a minor fire in the cable trench at the Mylapore substation in Chennai caused power... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2540/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2540/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:18:43 GMT Grid infrastructure Nigeria March 2024, Nigeria: A fire was reported at the Dan-Agundi Transmission Station in Kano on a Sunday, in a report published on 10 March 2024. The... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2539/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2539/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:18:33 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom August 2024, United Kingdom: On a Sunday afternoon in August 2024, at about 3.54pm, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to a fire at... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2538/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2538/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:46:58 GMT Wind (onshore) Japan 2026, Japan: TV Asahi NEWS reported that a fire at a wind turbine in Kotoura town, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, had been extinguished. The... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2537/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2537/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:42:28 GMT Solar PV 2026, Other: A Hindi-language news video published by Amar Ujala on 24 October 2026 reports a massive fire at a solar plant, with flames... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2536/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2536/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:42:54 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2026, United States: A tripped transmission line left more than half of Mt. Olive, New Jersey, without electricity on a Friday night, according... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2535/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2535/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:42:44 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey December 2018, Turkey: A transformer exploded at the Çorum Organised Industrial Zone (OSB) in Turkey, after which a fire started in the oil tanks... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2534/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2534/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:42:48 GMT Grid infrastructure Brazil October 2026, Brazil: A fire broke out at a substation operated by CPFL (Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz) in Ipuã, Brazil, on the morning of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2533/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2533/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:02:59 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom October 2026, United Kingdom: At about 11.10pm on Thursday 22 October 2026, an explosion involving equipment on an electricity pylon in Grantham,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2532/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2532/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:52:05 GMT Grid infrastructure India 2026, India: A report on urbanacres.in, published on 23 October 2026, has the headline that transformer fires in Hyderabad expose gaps in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2531/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2531/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:57:02 GMT Grid infrastructure Taiwan October 2026, Taiwan: On 23 October 2026, a distribution box (transformer box) exploded on Suao New City South Road in Suao, Yilan County, Taiwan,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2530/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2530/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:56:17 GMT Data centre Portugal October 2026, Portugal: On 19 October 2026, a power outage at a data centre (data center) in northern Portugal operated by SPMS, the agency responsible for the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2529/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2529/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:56:07 GMT Solar PV India 2026, India: A fire broke out at the Grave solar plant in Dudu, Rajasthan, India. A Hindi-language report from Dainik Bhaskar, published... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2528/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2528/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:02:02 GMT Other Sri Lanka 2025, Sri Lanka: The third generator at the Lakvijaya coal power plant in Norochcholai, Sri Lanka, was added to the national grid and then... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2527/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2527/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:47:20 GMT Other United Kingdom October 2017, United Kingdom: Firefighters were called to the Lisahally Biomass Power Plant near Derry Port at about 19:30 on a Sunday evening after... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2526/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2526/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:47:14 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom June 2019, United Kingdom: A small fire broke out on the roof of a new building at Bulford St Leonard's Primary School in Bulford at about 1pm on 17... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2525/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2525/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:47:12 GMT Wind (onshore) United States February 2019, United States: A wind turbine collapsed, toppling to the ground, at the Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center in New Mexico, United States, operated... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2524/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2524/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:47:05 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom December 2020, United Kingdom: A fire broke out at an electrical substation off Bury New Road in Broughton, Salford, at about 4.45pm on 29 December 2020.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2523/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2523/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:46:52 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom August 2020, United Kingdom: A fire believed to have started in a solar panel gutted the roof space and upstairs rooms of a semi-detached house on... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2522/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2522/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:46:46 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom June 2021, United Kingdom: On 29 June 2021, staff and pupils at Ormiston Denes Academy on Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, were evacuated from the building at... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2521/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2521/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:46:38 GMT Solar PV United States October 2022, United States: A solar panel on the roof of a two-storey residence on Avenida Ronada in Newhall, California, caught fire at about 12:15 pm... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2520/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2520/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:46:03 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom June 2024, United Kingdom: On 1 June 2024, cables at an electrical substation on Boundary Road, Chatham, Kent, caught fire shortly after 3am, according... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2519/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2519/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:59:42 GMT Solar PV India October 2026, India: A fire broke out in a second-floor room of a house in the Khatkhata Baba Colony on Ramlila Road, in the Kotwali area of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2518/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2518/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:03:22 GMT Grid infrastructure India October 2026, India: Around 1 am on Wednesday 21 October 2026, according to a report published on 22 October, an unidentified person set fire to... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2517/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2517/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:03:17 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2026, United States: The Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado (CFSE), Puerto Rico's state insurance fund, reported that an explosion at an... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2516/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2516/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:52:23 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom 2018, United Kingdom: An electrical box at Saltburn substation on Windsor Road, Saltburn, caught fire overnight after a power surge, according to... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2515/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2515/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:52:20 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa October 2018, South Africa: At about 7am on Tuesday 16 October 2018, businesses near the Elsburg Substation on Ostend Road, Germiston, heard a loud... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2514/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2514/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:52:13 GMT Grid infrastructure United States August 2020, United States: A broken transformer on PG&E's network cut power to about 340 people in the Almaden neighbourhood of San Jose at 8:34 pm on... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read.