The power failure shakes Berlin: dark apartments and confused people!

The power failure shakes Berlin: dark apartments and confused people!

in Berlin, there were considerable power outages on Tuesday, January 14th, which affected numerous districts and disrupted everyday life massively. The coveted residential areas in Kreuzberg and Neukölln were particularly affected, where many start-ups and significant commercial units are located. At around 9:30 a.m., Stromnetz Berlin GmbH reported a disturbance in the medium-voltage network, which immediately led to a complete failure of the electricity in the quarter concerned, such as reported.

An eyewitness reported "completely dark buildings", while residents and office workers stood and made a confused manner on the windows. The operators of the power grid have used a team of experts who are working on eliminating the problems as quickly as possible. It is assumed that the electricity will flow again by 11 a.m. at the latest. However, the situation will present many affected challenges because a regular working day without electricity is hardly feasible. In addition, shortly afterwards, a disturbance in the power grid was also found in the central Berlin districts of Tiergarten and Potsdamer Platz, with power outages also registered in well-known roads such as Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse and at Schloßplatz, such as rbb24 reported.

Overall, several thousand households were affected in various districts such as Marzahn, Reinickendorf and the middle. Technicians are now trying to determine the causes of the sudden failures and help affected households by switching the network so that many can be supplied with electricity earlier. The faults are to be fully corrected by 5 p.m. until afternoon. The day has developed into a test for patience for many Berliners.

Berlin Live