1. US President Trump declares national emergency over foreign power-grid equipment

US President Trump declares national emergency over foreign power-grid equipment

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  • US President Trump declared a national emergency on Wednesday over foreign equipment in the power grid.
  • The executive order bars buying, importing and installing specified foreign parts in the bulk-power system.
  • Trump said AI data centres and defence production have magnified the risks of attacks on the grid.
  • China is not named, but it makes about 80% of global battery and solar-inverter manufacturing capacity.

Source: moneycontrol.com

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