Electricity, water and heating return to Nuuk after a transmission failure caused by sweeping power outage affecting Greenland’s capital of 20,000.
NUUK: Power returned to Greenland’s capital after a sweeping overnight outage caused by a transmission failure due to strong winds.
The state utility company Nukissiorfiit confirmed the restoration of services early on Sunday. “The entire city now has electricity, water, and heating again,” Nukissiorfiit said on Facebook.
Nuuk, home to around 20,000 people, was left without electricity at around 10:30 pm on Saturday. The city is mostly powered by a hydroelectric plant.
Internet connectivity was also significantly affected during the blackout. Internet monitor NetBlocks reported a major decline in connectivity across Greenland, “with high impact to capital Nuuk”.
The outage occurred just days after Greenland’s government published a brochure offering residents advice on crisis preparedness. This followed repeated threats by US President Donald Trump to seize the autonomous Danish territory by force.
Trump later backed down after meeting NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, saying they had reached a “framework” deal concerning the Arctic island.
