Outages

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Widespread power outage affects half of Iceland from West Fjords to

A widespread power outage is affecting approximately half of Iceland, particularly from the West Fjords to the East Fjords, as of 12:55 PM local time. The event is linked to an incident at Norðurál in

Power outage affects Vík and Mýrdalur region in Iceland

A power outage is currently affecting Vík and the entire Mýrdalur region, with electricity down in the area. Efforts are underway to locate the cause of the outage and restore power, along with the

Some without electricity until the evening

Map showing the impact of power outages on RARIK''s distribution system yesterday. Map/RARIK. Electricity came back on at 14.05 yesterday after a major disruption in Landsnet''s transmission system.

Power outages in the North and East

Work is in progress restoring the system. "There was no electricity from - more or less - Húsavík up to the Westfjords," says Steinunn Þorsteinsdóttir, Landsnet''s information representative, in an interview

Power Outage in Downtown Reykjavík

Parts of downtown Reykjavík were without power this morning due to a high-voltage failure. According to utility company Veitur, work began on the power outage around 9:10 this morning.

Now six weather related power outages

Power outages are reported in six locations in East Iceland due to the storm. These are mainly caused by overhead lines snapping under the weight of ice accumulation. It remains uncertain

More on power outage

Today''s widespread power cut is ending, and electricity is being restored across the country.

Outages

If the power outage has lasted for a short time, there may still not be an announcement yet on our website. Here on our website are notifications about repairs and breakdowns in our distribution system.

The worst power outage since 2019

Half of the country was without electricity today, more specifically in East and North Iceland, after the power went out at Norðurál in Grundartangi and caused disruptions in the transport systems of