Overview
- All 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses were reconnected by 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, officials said, ending the city’s longest postwar outage.
- Fire set on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal damaged high‑voltage lines, cutting electricity for days and disrupting hospitals, care homes, schools, transport and mobile networks.
- Police reported the death of an 83-year-old woman during the blackout as responders opened heated shelters and deployed generators with support from the army and Red Cross.
- The interior ministry said there are no signs of Russian involvement, while domestic intelligence links the self-styled Volcano Groups to similar attacks since 2011, including a 2024 Tesla supply outage.
- Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner faced criticism for playing tennis during the first day of the crisis, as opposition parties demanded accountability and he later acknowledged poor communication.