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Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, was left without power over the weekend after strong winds disrupted electricity transmission, according to the state-run utility.
The blackout began around 10:30 pm on Saturday, cutting electricity to the city of roughly 20,000 residents, most of whom rely on hydroelectric power.
Supply was only partially restored several hours later.
Utility company Nukissiorfiit stated that the outage was caused by wind-related damage to transmission lines and that crews were working to restore electricity using emergency power facilities.
The disruption also affected internet services. Monitoring group NetBlocks reported a sharp drop in connectivity nationwide, with the heaviest impact recorded in Nuuk.
The outage comes just days after Greenland’s government circulated a crisis-preparedness guide to residents, as geopolitical tensions heightened following repeated comments by US President Donald Trump about taking control of the autonomous Danish territory.
Trump later said he had stepped back from the threat after reaching what he described as a “framework” understanding with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
