The reason for the blackout on the island of Bornholm, located near the Nord Streams, has been revealed

Sabotage ruled out

On Monday, information appeared that the island of Bornholm, located in the Baltic Sea near the Nord Stream pipelines and belonging to Denmark, was de-energized due to a break in the submarine cable. It supplies electricity from Sweden. The incident was reported by Danish radio DR. The story managed to acquire a large number of fakes, but everything turned out to be not so scary.

On Monday morning there was a power outage throughout Bornholm. Trefor Elnet St’s head of electrical services, Ole West, confirmed that power had been cut off on the island. He also stated that there was a break in the submarine cable leading to Sweden. His words were broadcast by the Danish radio DR.

However, the owner of the same power grid was not initially sure of the cause of the accident. After confirming the fact of a power outage, unequivocal conclusions were not drawn. The owner urged to wait for the results of the investigation and only then draw conclusions.

“It is clear to us that there has been some activity around Bornholm in recent weeks, so it is important to say that we do not yet know what has happened now. Most likely, we are talking about a normal power outage,” said Anja Palm, a spokeswoman for Trefor Elnet st.

And while everyone assumed what could actually happen, Bornholms Energi og Forsyning immediately expressed its intention to restore the supply of the island by connecting a power plant in the city of Rennes.

According to the same Danish radio, the local hospital continued to operate from an emergency generator. Despite the difficulties in connecting the backup generator (usually it takes no more than 20-30 seconds to establish emergency power, this time it took longer. Pernille Jede, the hospital’s communications consultant, told Danish radio), globally, a temporary accident did not work for the facility. influenced. And after a while the malfunction was discovered, the power supply was restored.

As Anya Palm had suspected, the cause turned out to be a common local problem. As a result, there were interruptions in the work of television and communications.

But, despite the rather rapid restoration of electricity in the current situation, fake SMS messages have already spread throughout the island. The Bornholm Energy and Supply Authority (BEOF) warned on its own social media page that fake text messages began to circulate after the outage.

“We have found that many residents of Bornholm have received text messages from Adele Energy warning that the electricity will be cut,” warns the department. It is noted that SMS did not come from them, and recipients do not need to follow the link, which can be dangerous.

The Associated Press notes that the shutdown raised concerns after an explosion last month damaged the Nord Stream pipelines. Leaks were recorded off the coast of Sweden and Denmark. National governments have claimed that several hundred pounds of explosives were used in the deliberate act of sabotage. Leaks from the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines led to the release of huge amounts of methane into the air.