Overview
- Operator Stromnetz Berlin reported 24,700 households and 1,120 businesses still offline Tuesday evening, with all 74 care facilities reconnected and S‑Bahn stations Mexikoplatz, Nikolassee and Wannsee back in service.
- Crews are working at two key sites to restore high‑voltage links and build a temporary bypass near U‑Bahnhof Oskar‑Helene‑Heim, supported by THW and the Bundeswehr for fueling large generators and logistics.
- Police say eight tips appear promising and several hundred hours of video are under review, with mantrailing dogs deployed; the Vulkangruppe claim is considered authentic and the case is now led by the Bundesanwaltschaft.
- Officials warned about false claims circulating online, and a ZDFheute analysis found no evidence for a Russian false‑flag or links to an AfD parliamentary query that did not reveal sensitive grid details.
- Public support measures expanded as Berlin agreed to reimburse stays at 161 partner hotels, opened three pools for free showers, increased patrols to about 450 officers with Bundespolizei support, and continued door‑to‑door welfare checks.