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Berlin has because of the major power outage Southwest of the city asked the Bundeswehr for support. Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) said he spoke on the phone with Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) and Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei (CDU). “The federal government is available to support us in this crisis.” Interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) said that the Bundeswehr could help by providing people with warm food.
According to the assessment of the power outage police and Berlin Senate result of a politically motivated attack. A letter of responsibility from a left-wing extremist group called the Vulkangruppe was classified as “credible” based on the current status of the investigation, a police spokesman said. However, the investigation into the background to the crime continued. Wegner also said that the perpetrators were “obviously left-wing extremists.” “It is unacceptable that left-wing extremists are once again attacking our power grid and endangering human lives.” Spranger spoke of an “inhumane attack on Berliners that willfully endangers human lives.”
Letter of confession published
In the letter of responsibility published on a relevant website, the group justifies the act with the fight against fossil fuels and the “imperial way of life” of the global north. The sabotage of the gas power plant was “an act of self-defense and international solidarity with everyone who protects the earth and life.” The group claims to have ruled out any danger to human life at any time. We apologize to the “less wealthy people” in the affected districts. However, among the “many owners of villas”, pity is limited.
The authors call for further attacks on infrastructure: “Sabotage the fossil infrastructure, the power grids, the overexploitation of the earth, the server centers,” the letter says. The group puts the crime on a par with previous attacks, such as Tesla factory in Grünheide and the Adlershof Technology Park. Regarding the technical details, the authors write that they connected power cables to four “construction site spikes” under the cable bridge over the Teltow Canal in order to cause a short circuit.
Early Saturday morning he had Fire on a cable bridge Important lines via the Teltow Canal to the Lichterfelde power plant were damaged. According to Economics Senator Franziska Giffey (SPD), a total of five high-voltage and ten medium-voltage cables were destroyed or damaged “by several incendiary devices”.
The attack triggered a major power outage that initially affected 45,000 households and more than 2,200 businesses. In the meantime they could 7,000 households and 150 commercial customers will be reconnectedas Stromnetz Berlin announced. The districts of Nikolassee, Zehlendorf, Wannsee and Lichterfelde are affected.
Companies expect damages running into the millions
Companies in Berlin are expecting high financial losses as a result of the power outage. “We expect millions of euros in damage to systems and machines and high sales losses,” said the general manager of the Berlin-Brandenburg business association (UVB), Alexander Schirp. The power outage is causing extreme stress for companies.
The association is therefore calling for better protection for important supply systems. The power outage showed that the infrastructure was not adequately protected against attacks or accidents, said Schirp. This creates uncertainty in the economy. Better protective measures and clear emergency plans for crisis situations are needed.
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