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, 20 Oct 2026 10:26:53 GMT 60 https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2493/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2493/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:23:56 GMT Solar PV China February 2023, China: In February 2023, a villager in Qinglong County, Guizhou, China, burned weeds in his own field to clear them. The fire... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2492/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2492/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:04:18 GMT Wind (onshore) Turkey 2026, Turkey: A fire broke out at a wind turbine transformer on the Delmece Yaylası plateau in Armutlu, Yalova province. Nearby residents... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2491/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2491/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:44 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey October 2026, Turkey: At midday, a transformer at the TEİAŞ substation on the Silvan road in Diyarbakır, Turkey, exploded, and smoke from the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2490/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2490/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:20 GMT Grid infrastructure United States January 2015, United States: On 4 January 2015, firefighters from Thornwood, assisted by crews from Hawthorne, Valhalla, Pleasantville, Chappaqua and... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2489/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2489/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:59:41 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom December 2023, United Kingdom: On Wednesday 13 December 2023, emergency services were called to a reported explosion at an electricity substation in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2488/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2488/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:52:20 GMT Wind (onshore) United Kingdom September 2009, United Kingdom: A technician employed by Siemens died at the Causeymire wind farm in Scotland on 16 September 2009 during a warranty... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2487/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2487/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:51:32 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom March 2016, United Kingdom: A fire broke out at about 5.20pm on 22 March 2016 in the electrical transformer part of a substation in Grantham,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2486/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2486/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:51:30 GMT Grid infrastructure India March 2021, India: A major fire broke out at a 33 kV substation operated by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) at... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2485/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2485/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:51:29 GMT Grid infrastructure Canada May 2019, Canada: On Thursday 23 May 2019, a transformer fire at De Grassi Street, east of Dundas Street and Broadview Avenue in Toronto's... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2484/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2484/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:51:14 GMT Grid infrastructure United States November 2022, United States: A fire broke out on Friday 4 November 2022 at a gas well substation on Johnston Road, near the Bentworth School District... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2483/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2483/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:51:01 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom 2023, United Kingdom: A fire badly damaged the roof of a house on the edge of Horsell Common, Surrey, on a Saturday afternoon. The incident was... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2482/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2482/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:50:50 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa April 2024, South Africa: On 10 April 2024, a fire broke out at the Raslouw substation in Tshwane, South Africa, at about 11:50. Tshwane Emergency... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2481/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2481/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:50:48 GMT Grid infrastructure India 2023, India: At about 8.15am on a Tuesday, an old transformer near a milk booth at the National Games Village complex in Koramangala,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2480/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2480/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:43:54 GMT Solar PV South Korea 2025, South Korea: In October 2025, a fire at a solar PV system at a middle school in Incheon, South Korea, reportedly led to the evacuation of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2479/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2479/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:04:44 GMT Wind (onshore) Chile October 2026, Chile: Chile's Investigations Police (PDI) and prosecutors are investigating damage at the Cancura wind farm, in the rural area of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2478/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2478/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:43:35 GMT Battery storage Germany 2026, Germany: According to a police and fire service press release reprinted by Presse Augsburg, a battery storage unit for a photovoltaic... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2477/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2477/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:43:27 GMT Grid infrastructure Ukraine 2026, Ukraine: A fire broke out at an electrical substation in the suburbs of Lutsk, Ukraine, according to the ANTIKOR national... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2476/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2476/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:41:03 GMT Grid infrastructure United States January 2024, United States: On Saturday 27 January 2024, shortly before 9.45 pm, crews responded to Nimitz View Drive in Anderson Township, Cincinnati,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2475/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2475/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:40:47 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa June 2024, South Africa: On 26 June 2024, multiple resident groups reported a fire at the Eiger Transmission Substation on Camdeboo Street in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2474/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2474/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:32:17 GMT Grid infrastructure Australia March 2017, Australia: On 3 March 2017 a voltage transformer exploded and caught fire in a switching yard at Torrens Island, in Adelaide's... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2473/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2473/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:32:05 GMT Grid infrastructure Australia June 2017, Australia: A fire broke out at about 3pm on a Monday at an electrical substation in Matraville, in Sydney's east, sending large plumes... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2472/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2472/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:31:45 GMT Grid infrastructure Bangladesh 2020, Bangladesh: A fire was reported at the Kewatkhali substation in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, according to a Daily Observer report dated 8... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2471/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2471/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:31:43 GMT Grid infrastructure India August 2019, India: A fire broke out at the Egmore power substation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, at about 9.30am on Wednesday 21 August 2019. Three... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2469/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2469/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:31:07 GMT Grid infrastructure United States June 2023, United States: On Friday, reported as 30 June 2023, a fire broke out inside the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California, during a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2468/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2468/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:31:01 GMT Grid infrastructure Ukraine 2023, Ukraine: According to a Ministry of Energy report relayed by Transformer Magazine on 22 September 2023, a 330 kV substation was... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2467/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2467/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:43:26 GMT Grid infrastructure Philippines October 2026, Philippines: Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) reportedly energised a replacement transformer at its Asdes Gonzaga... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2466/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2466/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:04:18 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey 2026, Turkey: Mardin Haber Gazetesi, a Turkish local news outlet, reported on 18 October 2026 a fire at a main transformer substation (ana... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2464/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2464/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:03:49 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany October 2026, Germany: On 18 October 2026, a further power failure occurred at the Linden substation in the Dithmarschen district of western... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2463/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2463/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:04:03 GMT Solar PV India October 2026, India: A fire broke out on the morning of Sunday 18 October 2026 at the solar plant of the Skylark Solar Battery Factory, on the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2462/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2462/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:04:01 GMT Grid infrastructure Venezuela October 2026, Venezuela: On Sunday 18 October 2026, residents of El Manzano, a sector south of Barquisimeto in Iribarren municipality, reported a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2461/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2461/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:03:43 GMT Grid infrastructure Nepal October 2026, Nepal: A 25 kVA transformer at Pipaldanda in Mulfa Bazaar, Kalikot, malfunctioned at about 12:30 a.m., according to a Nepal News... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2460/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2460/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:42:34 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa 2026, South Africa: A fire at City Power's Fort Substation in Johannesburg damaged electrical infrastructure and disrupted electricity supply to... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2459/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2459/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:03:24 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey 2026, Turkey: A fire broke out at the main transformer substation of an electricity distribution company at Seyrantepe, in the Yenişehir... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2458/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2458/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:34:22 GMT Grid infrastructure Ukraine October 2026, Ukraine: On the morning of 16 October 2026, at about 7am according to the source, a fire was reported at the Nijnegorskaïa electrical... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2457/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2457/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:33:02 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa October 2026, South Africa: An explosion occurred on the night of Wednesday 14 October 2026 at City Power's Central substation in Marshalltown,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2456/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2456/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:56 GMT Wind (offshore) Denmark May 2010, Denmark: The Horns Rev 1 offshore wind farm in Denmark, rated at 160 MW, was reported by Recharge News on 4 June 2010 to have been... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2455/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2455/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:34 GMT Wind (onshore) United States 2021, United States: A wind turbine caught fire in Johnston County, according to a KFOR local news report published on 24 April 2021. The... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2454/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2454/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:33 GMT Grid infrastructure Bangladesh May 2022, Bangladesh: A fire broke out at the Shahjibazar 330 MW Power Plant in Habiganj, Bangladesh, on the morning of 28 May 2022. Six fire... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2453/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2453/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:31 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom October 2019, United Kingdom: At about 12.45 on 18 October 2019, an electrical explosion occurred in a substation at the Lanes shopping centre in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2452/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2452/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:11 GMT Solar PV United States February 2024, United States: A worker died after falling from the roof of a two-storey home in Gurnee while a crew was installing solar panels on a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2451/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2451/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:09 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa 2023, South Africa: A substation reportedly exploded and caused a power outage at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, according to a News24... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2450/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2450/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:21:01 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa February 2024, South Africa: Parts of Sinoville, Tshwane, South Africa, were left without power from Monday night, 26 February 2024, after a substation... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2449/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2449/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:20:32 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany October 2026, Germany: Local media report an explosion at the substation near Friedrichstadt in the Nordfriesland area of northern Germany,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2448/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2448/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:20:25 GMT Grid infrastructure Mauritania 2026, Mauritania: A substation fire in Mauritania was reported alongside an independent investigation that found serious management flaws... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2447/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2447/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:20:22 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom August 2024, United Kingdom: On 20 August 2024, a fire broke out in a solar panel inverter on the roof of a multi-level commercial building and warehouse... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2446/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2446/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:42:54 GMT Grid infrastructure Russia October 2026, Russia: Overnight on 18 October 2026, St. Petersburg and Leningrad region came under a drone attack. Russian outlets ASTRA and Baza... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2445/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2445/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:22:36 GMT Grid infrastructure India October 2026, India: On Friday evening, 16 October 2026, a technical fault occurred at the Amda substation in the Barhani area of Chandauli... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2444/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2444/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:03:58 GMT Grid infrastructure United States October 2026, United States: On Thursday 15 October 2026, at about 4 p.m., a landslide incapacitated the Ketchikan Public Utilities Ward Cove Electrical... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2443/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2443/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:42:44 GMT Grid infrastructure Mexico October 2026, Mexico: A fire broke out in an electrical substation inside Plaza City Center, a shopping plaza in Villahermosa, the capital of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2442/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2442/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:22:52 GMT Grid infrastructure Romania 2026, Romania: Firefighters from Iași attended a fire that broke out in an industrial hall within the grounds of the Iași thermal power... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read.