Bornholm Power Cut After Swedish Cable Disruption, Cause Disputed

Overview

• Electricity went out across the Danish island at 10:16 a.m. local time while it was being supplied via the undersea link to Sweden.
• Local utility Trefor El-Net Øst reported an overload on the interconnector, said the cable is intact, and worked to re-establish the connection.
• Denmark’s grid operator Energinet said there was no cable fault and indicated Bornholm was ready to receive power from Sweden again.
• Emergency services started a power plant in Rønne to restore supply, with full restoration expected to take hours.
• Police said the outage also disrupted water service, and Trefor later told Berlingske the supply could resume around 8 p.m. GMT.