Overview

• On August 1 a second outage began at 9:30 a.m. in Gersthofen, Aystetten and parts of Neusäß, with most areas back online within 20 minutes
• As of August 2 several medium-voltage stations remain offline and crews from LEW and network teams are prioritizing repairs to restore service
• Investigators traced the initial July 31 blackout to a defective cable in Gersthofen and subsequent switching operations that caused cascading failures
• The back-to-back interruptions have highlighted vulnerabilities in the region’s aging medium-voltage grid and prompted municipalities to enhance contingency measures
• Emergency evacuations at venues such as Therme Titania and disruptions at the Porsche-Zentrum underscored the need for robust backup power and response protocols