It is still unknown on Sunday night what was the cause of a long-term power outage in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, on Saturday.
This is stated by Nukissiorfiit, which is the national utility company in Greenland, on the night of Sunday in a post on the social media Facebook.
The utility company has identified a fault on the transmission line between a hydroelectric plant in Buksefjorden and Nuuk.
– Further investigation along the line can therefore only be resumed tomorrow, writes Nukissiorfiit.
The hydropower plant is located about 50 kilometers southeast of the Greenlandic capital.
The power outage in Nuuk began at 1:20 p.m. Danish time on Saturday.
After a meeting of Greenland’s emergency staff, Nukissiorfiit announced shortly before 04:30 on Sunday night Danish time that two-thirds of the citizens in the city had had their electricity restored.
At the same time, it was said that it is not expected to take long before all households have electricity again.
The utility company encourages citizens who have had their electricity restored to save on electricity. This applies, for example, to the use of washing machines, dishwashers and electric kitchen equipment.
Smaller outages may still occur due to high load from electric heating, says Nukissiorfiit.
Nuuk’s hospital, the emergency services and the police ran on emergency generators during the collapse. The police have also sent more patrols on the streets, so it has been extra visible in Nuuk.
In urgent cases, where you have not been able to use telephones, it has been possible to contact the hospital or the police station.
Two heating rooms that were open during the breakdown have been closed again after the power has largely been restored.
According to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), the temperature in Nuuk on Saturday evening local time was between -13 and -11 degrees.
Approximately 56,500 people live in Greenland. Around 18,000 live in Nuuk.
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Source: www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk
