NUUK, JAN 25: Power returned to Greenland’s capital Sunday after a sweeping outage overnight caused by a transmission failure due to strong winds, the state utility company Nukissiorfiit said.
Nuuk, home to around 20,000 people and mostly powered by a hydroelectric plant, was left without electricity at around 10:30 pm (0030 GMT) on Saturday.
“The entire city now has electricity, water, and heating again,” Nukissiorfiit said on Facebook early Sunday.
Internet connectivity had also been affected. Internet monitor NetBlocks reported a significant decline in connectivity in Greenland, “with high impact to capital Nuuk”.
It came days after Greenland’s government published a brochure offering residents advice on crisis preparedness, while US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to seize the autonomous Danish territory by force.
Trump backed down after meeting NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday, saying they had reached a “framework” deal on the Arctic island.
