Iceland power outages 2010
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The Iceland Power outages 2010 was a massive, widespread power outage that occurred nationwide in Iceland
, on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at approximately 21:00 GMT. At the time, it was one of the most widespread electrical outages in Icelandic history. An estimated 200,000 people in Iceland were affected.
The three largest Aluminium Smelters in Iceland were hit by the outage, leaving Century Aluminum Grundartangi and Rio Tinto Alcan Straumsvik totally off-grid. The third Aluminium Smelter, Alcoa Fjardaal was forced to reduce its operations to a bare minimum.
Hot water became immediately scarce in some of the neighborhoods in Reykjavik
, the capital.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at approximately 21:00 GMT. At the time, it was one of the most widespread electrical outages in Icelandic history. An estimated 200,000 people in Iceland were affected.
The three largest Aluminium Smelters in Iceland were hit by the outage, leaving Century Aluminum Grundartangi and Rio Tinto Alcan Straumsvik totally off-grid. The third Aluminium Smelter, Alcoa Fjardaal was forced to reduce its operations to a bare minimum.
Hot water became immediately scarce in some of the neighborhoods in Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, the capital.
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