Geneva’ utility organisation, SIG has stated that the blackout that occured late on the evening of 15 October across Plainpalais and old city affected nearly 15,000 of its customers including restaurants and television broadcaster, RTS. It was caused by the breakdown of a transformer.
This was the second large powercut in the region in as many weeks following a blackout in the Blecherette area of Lausanne that disrupted an entire shopping centre and several thousand homes.