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 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:10:14 GMT 60 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 October 2026, India: Two fires in the Bholakpur division of Hyderabad, India, damaged electrical wiring at transformers and caused losses... 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: According to the Northern Echo, an electrical box at Saltburn substation on Windsor Road, Saltburn, caught fire and exploded... 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. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2513/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2513/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:51:59 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa August 2020, South Africa: According to The Citizen, published on 24 August 2020, an isolator between the Njala 132 KW substation (as printed in the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2512/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2512/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:51:23 GMT Wind (onshore) United Kingdom December 2023, United Kingdom: A fire broke out in the early hours of 29 December, reported as 2023 by inference from the publication date, next to one of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2511/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2511/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:50:51 GMT Wind (onshore) 2024, North America: A short report by Shootin' the Breeze, published on 18 July 2024, states that emergency crews responded swiftly to a wind... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2510/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2510/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:03:26 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany 2026, Germany: On a Sunday afternoon, after 16:00, power failed in many municipalities in the Rems-Murr and Ludwigsburg districts near... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2509/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2509/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:57 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2026, United States: During a hot spell in New England, two transformers reportedly failed at a substation on the grounds of Seabrook Station in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2508/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2508/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:04:28 GMT Data centre Germany October 2026, Germany: On a Wednesday afternoon in October 2026, a smouldering fire broke out in a battery installation at a data centre (data center) on... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2507/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2507/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:43:00 GMT Wind (onshore) United States October 2026, United States: On Monday 19 October 2026, at about 7.13 am, the Highmore Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at a wind turbine 10... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2506/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2506/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:42:37 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom October 2026, United Kingdom: At around 05:00 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, a fault at the Ferryhill substation on Deemount Gardens in Ferryhill,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2505/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2505/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:58:36 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa October 2026, South Africa: News24 reported that an outage at the Braamfontein substation in Johannesburg, South Africa, held up students travelling to... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2504/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2504/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:50:56 GMT Grid infrastructure Jamaica June 2017, Jamaica: A fire at the Cardiff Hall substation in Runaway Bay, St Ann, Jamaica, disrupted electricity supply overnight, the night... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2503/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2503/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:50:24 GMT Grid infrastructure Bangladesh January 2022, Bangladesh: A fire broke out at the Power Ulan Power Substation of the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) near the Rampura... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2502/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2502/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:50:05 GMT Grid infrastructure Chile May 2023, Chile: A transformer in Macul, a commune of Santiago, Chile, exploded on or before 25 May 2023. Footage posted on TikTok on that... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2501/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2501/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:49:55 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom 2023, United Kingdom: A fire broke out at an electricity substation in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, according to a report by The Courier published... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2500/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2500/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:49:51 GMT Battery storage United States May 2024, United States: A fire broke out on 15 May 2024 at a battery and energy storage facility at 641 Camino De La Fuente in the Otay Mesa area of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read.