Greenland’s Winter Power Test
As winter approaches, an Arctic town’s electricity supply has become a political test, with questions extending well beyond its hydroelectric plant.
Lars Poulsen, a Siumut member of Inatsisartut, Greenland’s parliament, called on energy minister Jørgen Rosbach on November 3 to demonstrate how Tasiilaq, on the island’s east coast, would receive dependable electricity throughout the winter.
In a separate statement issued the same day, Nukissiorfiit, Greenland’s public utility, said the town’s security …
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