Right now, 4,787 of the electricity company Eon's customers are affected, the company writes on its website.

At 7 o'clock a service technician was on his way to the area to troubleshoot. The forecast is that the power will return at 8.30.

It was shortly after 6 o'clock that the power outage was discovered and it affects customers in parts of northwestern Halmstad, including Steninge and Lynga in Halmstad municipality.

Cause unknown

At present, the cause of the power outage is unknown.

Ten customers in Falkenberg are also affected.

The text is updated.