Overview
- Stromnetz Berlin reports 14,000 households and 500 businesses reconnected, but large parts of Nikolassee, Zehlendorf, Wannsee and Lichterfelde remain without power.
- The operator forecasts reconnecting all affected customers by Thursday afternoon as crews repair multiple damaged lines on a cable bridge to the Lichterfelde plant.
- More than a dozen schools in Steglitz‑Zehlendorf are closed through Wednesday with emergency childcare set up at designated sites, and several Kitas suspend regular operations.
- A statement from a group calling itself Vulkangruppe was deemed authentic by Senator Iris Spranger, and authorities classify the attack as politically motivated with an anti‑fossil‑fuel rationale.
- Berlin declared a major-incident status, requested Bundeswehr support, kept hospitals running with generators before reconnecting them, and opened shelters for residents facing freezing conditions.