Overview
- Stromnetz Berlin began staged reconnections on Wednesday after days of repairs, with the operator expecting all affected households to regain service within hours.
- Federal prosecutors have taken over the case, investigating suspected membership in a terrorist organization, verfassungsfeindliche sabotage, arson and disruption of public services.
- A second text attributed to the Vulkangruppe rejects “false-flag” theories, while police and the BKA report no indications of a foreign state role.
- The blackout followed an arson attack on a cable bridge over the Teltowkanal that destroyed multiple high‑voltage lines, cutting power at peak to about 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in freezing conditions.
- THW and the Bundeswehr supported fuel logistics and relief operations as politicians and sector groups pressed for stronger physical protections, better redundancy and tighter handling of sensitive infrastructure data.