An influence outage that shut Heathrow Airport earlier this yr, was almost definitely brought on by a "catastrophic failure" of kit in a close-by substation, in line with a brand new report.
Around 1,300 flights had been cancelled and greater than 270,000 air passenger journeys had been disrupted.
Speaking to Sky News, Chief Executive of the National Energy System Operator, Fintan Slye stated: "It was a really significant event that impacted lots of people in the local community…events like this are incredibly rare."
Read extra: https://news.sky.com/story/catastrophic-failure-that-led-to-heathrow-power-outage-revealed-as-report-outlines-the-chances-missed-to-prevent-it-13391266
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