January 20, 2026 - 8:29 PM
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fault in an undersea cable has cut off electricity to the Danish island of Bornholm on Wednesday, the local power supplier said.
The company, Trefor El-Net Øst, said that the island had been without power since 10:16 a.m. (0916GMT) and a fault in the cable between Bornholm and Sweden was to blame, public broadcaster DR reported. The cause wasn't immediately clear.
Emergency services started up a power plant in Rønne to restore the supply, but it might take a few hours before electricity is restored to the whole of the island, TV2 television reported.
Bornholm is located in the Baltic Sea, off the southern coast of Sweden.
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