# Trump executive order restricts some foreign equipment in US energy grid

https://mins.news/en/item/34857

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 20:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/trump-executive-order-bans-some-foreign-equipment-in-us-energy-grid?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over what his administration calls an “unusual and extraordinary foreign threat” to the electricity grid. His executive order restricts certain foreign-made bulk-power equipment, software and digital capabilities. The Energy Department has 120 days to issue rules, while utilities must identify affected equipment already in use.

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