A significant district heating outage has impacted thousands of households in Eskilstuna, Sweden, since early Saturday morning. According to Eskilstuna energi och miljö (EEM), approximately 8,868 customers across Eskilstuna, Torshälla, and Skogstorp are experiencing disruptions to their heating and hot water systems.
The outage began at 6 AM on Saturday, March 28, 2026, and is causing residents in affected areas to experience lower temperatures for both heating and domestic hot water. Repair work is currently underway, but EEM has not provided an estimated time for when the problem will be fully resolved.
Both local media and public broadcaster sources confirm the scale of the disruption, with SVT Sörmland reporting that nearly 9,000 households are affected. The utility company's website indicates the exact number of impacted customers as 8,868, though no specific cause for the outage has been disclosed publicly.
Residents in the affected areas are advised to prepare for continued heating disruptions while repair crews work to restore normal service.