The main power cut is believed to have happened at around 9.45pm GMT (10.45pm local time), while there was also a smaller outage at earlier in the evening which was resolved by around 7.30pm GMT (8.30pm local time). Brussels is home to a number of key EU bodies, including the European Commission and European Council, both of which are situated in the centre of the city.
A power outage plunges the Belgian capital of Brussels into darkness.