Power Outage Statistics in Greece 2026: What 11,247 Community Reports Show
The numbers behind Outage.gr as of 20 October 2026: 11,247 reports, 97% about electricity, the cities and regions with the most reports, when people report, and what the data cannot tell you.
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Key Facts
- 11,247 reports and 6,458 confirmations between 15 February and 20 October 2026
- Power 96.9% (10,893), internet 2.0% (224), water 1.2% (130)
- Reports flagging damage: 617 (5.5%)
- Cities with the most power reports: Athens 535, Heraklion 530, Piraeus 515, Peristeri 431, Volos 429
- Only 95 reports have a measured duration, so we publish no restoration times
Outage.gr is a crowdsourced tracker: people tell us when their power, internet or water goes out. This page is the plain summary of what that has produced so far. Every figure is from our database as of 20 October 2026.
The totals
- 11,247 reports since the first on 15 February 2026, from roughly 9,500 anonymous devices.
- 6,458 confirmations: people tapping "me too" on an existing report.
- 617 reports (5.5%) where the person said damage occurred.
What kind of outage?
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 10,893 | 96.9% |
| Internet | 224 | 2.0% |
| Water | 130 | 1.2% |
Power dominates because Outage.gr started as a power-cut tracker and that is what most visitors come for. It does not mean that Greeks lose power far more than internet or water.
How it grew
Reports per month: February 61 (from the 15th), March 48, April 82, May 645, June 859, July 1,829, August 2,783, September 3,281, and 1,659 so far in October. Growth comes mostly from more people finding the site, not necessarily from more outages. See our summer 2026 report for the month-by-month detail.
Which cities have the most power reports?
| City | Power reports |
|---|---|
| Athens | 535 |
| Heraklion | 530 |
| Piraeus | 515 |
| Peristeri | 431 |
| Volos | 429 |
| Larissa | 369 |
| Chania | 354 |
| Ioannina | 329 |
| Patras | 301 |
| Kallithea | 184 |
These are raw counts. They mostly reflect how many people use the site in each place, not how reliable the grid is. More in Which Greek cities have the most power outages?.
Regions and busiest days
Crete (2,531 reports in total) and Attica lead the recent months. The busiest days in our data were 16 September (431 reports, 312 of them from Crete), 15 September (300), and 30 August (289). The Crete blackout analysis explains the September events.
When do people report?
Looking at all power reports, the two busiest hours of the day are 19:00 (765 reports) and 21:00 (701), in the evening when most people are home. This is when people notice and report, not necessarily when outages start.
What the data cannot tell you
- How long outages last. Only 95 reports have a measured start-to-resolved time, so we publish no average (see DEDDIE restoration times).
- Which cities are most reliable. We do not adjust for population or user base.
- Why outages happen. We seldom know the cause.
Our methodology page explains how we count: how Outage.gr collects data.
What you can do
Be ready (UPS guide, power-cut kit), and report your outage next time. More reports make these statistics better.
All Outage.gr reports (power, internet, water) up to 20 October 2026. October is partial; February starts on the 15th.