Kerkrade power outage Enexis, Digi Mart USA News (Kerkrade, Netherlands): Many households in Kerkrade lost electricity on Monday morning after a major power outage. Most of the problem was resolved during the morning.
The outage began shortly after 8:00 a.m. According to grid operator Enexis, 55 postal codes were affected, involving fewer than 1,000 addresses.
Around 10:00 a.m., some households in Kerkrade were still without power. A cable had been struck during excavation work.
Enexis was working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and expected to restore service before noon.
Earlier in the morning, a separate outage affected a large area of South Limburg. Around 6:21 a.m., the outage hit the area between Heerlen, Nuth, Valkenburg and Vaals, affecting more than 10,000 addresses.
The outage lasted nine minutes and was resolved by around 6:30 a.m. The cause of that outage is not known.
