Overview
- Stromnetz Berlin said power to roughly 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses was cut after the Steglitz‑Zehlendorf arson, with full restoration expected by Thursday afternoon.
- The Berlin Senate plans to expand video monitoring at above‑ground grid points and deploy AI tools to flag anomalies, alongside intensified police patrols at vulnerable sites.
- Officials noted about 1% of Berlin’s 35,000‑kilometer grid runs above ground, around three quarters of those locations already use cameras on private land, and public‑space sites were previously not monitored due to data‑protection limits.
- Industry groups BDI and BDEW pressed for curbs on statutory transparency that publishes siting and technical details and sought clear authority for operators to detect and intercept unknown drones over facilities, which is currently barred.
- Parliament continues deliberations on the Kritis‑Dachgesetz as critics call it inadequate, while NIS‑2 cyber rules took effect in December, and security experts urge redundancy and stronger crisis coordination over restricting public information.