North Groningen power outage affects nearly 22,000 addresses

A major power outage affected nearly 22,000 addresses in North Groningen, Netherlands, early on Friday, October 16. The disruption began shortly before 05:00 at the Winsum-Ranum distribution station, impacting several areas including Stedum, Het Hogeland, Winsum, and Appingedam.

Grid operator Enexis reported that the outage affected 1,616 postal codes. While power was restored relatively quickly in Stedum, other areas experienced longer outages. Enexis described the incident as a spontaneous failure and is currently investigating the exact cause.