Major power failure hits Greenland’s Nuuk, social media sparks ‘Trump invasion incoming?’ rumours

Key Highlights

• Nukissiorfiit, the government-owned public utility responsible for electricity and water in Greenland, announced in a Facebook post, “Due to an accident, there is a power failure throughout the city.
• Nukissiorfiit is working on regenerating power withan  emergency generator.” The outage reportedly affects around 19,000 residents, leaving critical infrastructure compromised.
• State provider Nukissiorfiit is attempting to switch to emergency diesel generators, but the grid remains unstable.
• Also read: 'Nihilist Penguin' explained: Viral clip behind the White House’s geography blunder A social media post describing the situation said, “A major power outage has plunged Nuuk into darkness following an unspecified ‘accident’ at the main utility facility, leaving 19,000 residents without electricity.
• State provider Nukissiorfiit is attempting to switch to emergency diesel generators, but the grid remains unstable.