STORY: Greenland's capital Nuuk experienced a citywide power outage late on Saturday (January 24) that local utility provider Nukissiorfiit said was due to an accident, adding that it was working to provide backup power.

The blackout occurred simultaneously across the city, according to eyewitness accounts.

Nukissiorfiit and Greenland's police issued statements on Facebook about the outage, but neither provided details on the accident.

The disruption followed an update to Greenlandic authorities' emergency preparedness guidelines earlier in the week, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's expressed interest in acquiring the Danish territory.

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SHOWS: NUUK, GREENLAND (JANUARY 25, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES MOVING ON ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS

2. CAR PARKING IN FRONT OF DARKENED BUILDING

3. RESIDENTS USING FLASHLIGHTS ON PORCH OF HOUSE

4. VEHICLE DRIVING ON DARKENED ROAD

5. DARKENED BUILDINGS

6. VEHICLE MOVING IN DARKENED AREA

7. VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS SHINING FLASHLIGHT

8. RESIDENTS STANDING AT CORRIDOR OF BUILDING, ILLUMINATED BY FLASHLIGHT

9. VARIOUS OF DARKENED AREA WITH LITTLE LIGHTING

10. VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS LIGHTING TEALIGHTS INSIDE HOME

11. PEOPLE TALKING AT PORCH