There have been marginally fewer and shorter blackouts so far this year, according to data from the energy outfit Creos released by the energy minister Claude Turmes. Library picture: European Council

There have been marginally fewer and shorter blackouts so far this year, according to data from the energy outfit Creos released by the energy minister Claude Turmes. Library picture: European Council

The grand duchy’s electricity network has been slightly more reliable this year than it was in 2021.

The number of power failures and the average length of power cuts both fell by a tad during the first eight months of the year.

Between January and August 2021, there were 446 blackouts in Luxembourg, each lasting an average of 167.3 minutes. That number was down to 416 blackouts, each lasting an average of 153.7 minutes, between January and August 2022.

The figures, originally from the energy utility company Creos, were provided by the energy minister (Green party) in to a parliamentary question by the CSV MP on 17 October.

The numbers covered both commercial and residential customers.

Turmes stated that the main reasons for power failures were “damage by third parties” and “internal causes” such as equipment failures or “local overloading in the network”.

Related articles