Nuuk left in dark as massive power outage hits Greenland's capital city | Pics

After strong winds caused a failure in the transmission system, a massive power outage hit Greenland's capital Nuuk, a city home to nearly 20,000 people.

Published on: Jan 25, 2026 9:19 PM IST

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Light beams from cars illuminate a road in downtown Nuuk after a massive power outage hit Greenland's capital city on Saturday. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP)

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Greenland's capital city Nuuk's local utility provider Nukissiorfiit said that an accident caused the massive power outage in the city. People are seen sitting in a bar in Nuuk which is left without electricity as an aftereffect of the outage. (Marko Djurica/REUTERS)

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As Greenland's capital Nuuk was left crippled with the outage on Saturday, two people are seen exchanging conversations in a candle-lit environment in a bar in the city. (REUTERS)

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Nuuk's local facility provider Nukissiorfiit said that strong winds caused the transmission failure which fueled the outage. Roads in downtown Nuuk are seen plunged in darkness after the massive power cut in the city. (Ritzau Scanpix/AFP)

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Residents of Nuuk sit at a table in a local bar which was left without electricity following the massive power outage that hit the Greenlandic capital city Nuuk on Saturday. (Marko Djurica/REUTERS)

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After the wind accident led to the vast power outage across Greenland's capital Nuuk, a bartender is seen working on a payment machine at a local bar, which also plunged into darkness following the disruption, (Marko Djurica/REUTERS)

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As the Greenlandic capital Nuuk grappled with darkness after strong winds hit a transmission system in the city, people are seen sitting at a candle-lit bar in the city on Saturday. (Marko Djurica/REUTERS)

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Clad in snow, houses in downtown Nuuk stood amid pitch darkness after strong winds caused a vast power outage across the Greenlandic capital on Saturday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP)