1 February 2024 at 08:10 Nearly 20,000 households without electricity in Nordland and Trøndelag Thousands of households are without electricity in Nordland, Troms and Trøndelag. Large parts of West Lofoten have lost power, reports the network company Elmea in Lofoten. – As of now, there are 5,200 customers without electricity. These are customers who live from Vesterålgøy and further west. The violent weather means that we expect more incidents, says communications manager Siri Sund at the online company Elmea. Elmea says they have all resources available, but at the moment the weather is not safe for the crews to go out to fix the fault. – We have to wait until things calm down a bit. We encourage people to stay indoors. Those who have the opportunity to fire an alternative must do so. It is also wise to keep the doors between cold and warm rooms closed, so that you save on heat. There have also been power outages in large parts of Trøndelag. Around 4,000 electricity customers were affected at 07:00. In Trøndelag there were a total of 25,000 affected customers during the night, with 18,000 of them without power at the same time. There are a few areas they can’t get to for debugging, so they’ll have to deal with being without power for a while longer. This applies to Leka where they depend on ferries, Lierne which is impassable right now and a small island outside Hitra where they also depend on boats. The rest of the power outages have employees working on troubleshooting. In addition, parts of the center of Bodø were without power for a short period around 08:00. Now only the hotel Scandic Havet has not had power restored. The cause is a fire in an electrical switchboard at the hotel. The power cut left people stuck in one of the hotel’s lifts. The fire brigade is working to get them out. (pictured). – The power went out at Scandic Havet after a switchboard caught fire. The fire brigade is on the scene. Electrician on his way there now, says operations manager Yngvar Fredriksen. There is a red warning for extremely strong winds in Nordland from the morning hours. The danger diminishes at 1 p.m. In addition to the red danger warning for Nordland, there is an orange danger warning for Ofoten and southern parts of Troms, as well as for inner areas of Trøndelag and outer areas of Møre and Romsdal and Nordfjord. In addition, around 4,000 electricity customers were affected in Helgeland, according to the company Linea. In Salten, 1,120 households are without electricity in Nordland, while 21 customers are affected in Troms, according to the company Arva. Arva’s task force is also ready – on wheels – to roll out as soon as the weather lets up. Some customers in Rødøy municipality are without electricity for five days. But it is not possible to get out there by boat as long as the storm lasts. – At the first opportunity, we will prioritize reaching out to those who have now been without electricity for a long time. Many people have been very patient, but we are very understanding that it is difficult in the long run without electricity, says emergency manager Per-Magne Johansen.
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Nearly 20,000 households without electricity in Nordland and Trøndelag – news Nordland
