In the Baltic Sea, gas leaks from leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines at the end of September. The EU and NATO speak of an act of sabotage. Another incident is happening very close by. There is a power outage on the island of Bornholm. The background is still unclear.
The power went out on the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. A fault in the high-voltage grid has meant that consumers on the island have been without electricity since 7.49 a.m., as the state transmission system operator Energinet announced in the morning. Around 10:30 a.m., two thirds of the households were supplied again, and then the entire island at noon.
According to Energinet, there were problems with an undersea cable that supplies electricity to Bornholm from Sweden. The background is still unknown, according to the authority responsible for the overall operation of the electricity and gas system in Denmark.
"The cable between Bornholm and Sweden is operational again. Power outages are due to local errors on Bornholm," Energinet tweeted at noon. Electricity provider Trefor previously said: "At this point in time there is no reason to speculate about the cause." And further: "We are in the process of clarifying what is responsible for the power failure."
At the end of September, a total of four underwater leaks were found in the two Nord Stream pipelines near Bornholm, from which enormous amounts of gas escaped for days. According to the authorities, at least two explosions have occurred under water before - presumably triggered by large amounts of explosives. The EU and NATO assume sabotage. The Kremlin had dismissed speculation about Russian participation as "stupid and absurd".
