Overview
- Stromnetz Berlin put a second provisional high‑voltage line into service to secure supply, with police now guarding the temporary infrastructure following union complaints about staffing strain.
- Interior Senator Iris Spranger ended the declared major‑incident status after supply stabilized; roughly 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses were affected and about 13,000 responders took part in the operation.
- Permanent reconstruction of the damaged network will take months, and the provisional lines will remain in place until the original grid configuration is restored.
- Police are examining a claim of responsibility posted on Indymedia by a group calling itself Vulkangruppe, with authorities reviewing its authenticity.
- The German Städtetag called for a federal mobile power “Blackout‑Reserve” as the Beamtenbund warned similar outages could hit other cities and criticized vulnerabilities tied to privatized infrastructure.