This morning there was a power outage on the Danish island of Bornholm, in the Baltic Sea, close to the site of the explosions that caused the leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

This was announced by the electricity operator

Energinet

quoted by the international media.

The company said the blackout was not caused by damage to the undersea cable connecting the island's 40,000 residents to mainland Europe, and the electricity supply was restored for all consumers. 

"The failure that caused the power outage in Bornholm on Monday is not directly related to the undersea cable between Bornholm and Sweden, but is due to a local failure on Bornholm," a statement read.

A spokesperson for Germany's E.ON, which operates the cable and transformer station in southern Sweden, said supply from the station has been restored.

"We've switched the cable back on and now the Danes are handling the Bornholm problem."