RSOE EDIS: Netherlands - Power Outage - 2010.01.10

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2010-01-10 16:51:02 - Power Outage - Netherlands EDIS CODE: PW-20100110-24505-NLD Date & Time: 2010-01-10 16:51:02 [UTC] Area: Netherlands, Province of Bollenstreek, Bollenstreek-wide, Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Affected person(s): 16000 Not confirmed information! Description: Parts of the Bollenstreek, a region in the Dutch provinces of North and South Holland, were left without power on Saturday evening, officials said. Officials with both Nuon, a Dutch energy company, and the country’s energy distribution network operator confirmed the blackout. “Due to unknown cause a power station of TenneT in Sassenheim on Saturday evening around 7.30 p.m. [local time] caused an energy disruption,” the national Transmission System Operator of the Netherlands (TenneT) wrote in a statement on its website. TenneT estimated it lost about 100 megawatt of capacity due to the blackout, leaving multiple cities without power. The municipalities of Lisse, Sassenheim, Voorhout, Katwijk, Noordwijk and Hillegom are without power. About 160,000 people live in the affected area. It was not immediately clear how long the outage may last. Posted:2010-01-10 16:51:02 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu