Overview
- Several improvised explosive devices were found at the Preilack substation that distributes electricity from the Jänschwalde thermal plant, with at least one device detonating and others failing to explode.
- The explosion damaged a conduit on a transformer post and several power lines, producing a short local interruption that grid operator 50Hertz later said had been restored.
- Operators reported no injuries and no major wider supply disruption, while LEAG said it is reviewing a technical failure in a plant unit for a possible link to the incident.
- Regional police have opened an investigation but have not identified suspects or motives, and officials warned the attack targets critical infrastructure and public life.
- The incident follows a string of arson and sabotage attacks in the Berlin-Brandenburg area, some claimed by far-left groups such as the Vulkangruppe, prompting heightened security and scrutiny of grid sites.