Overview
- A false high reading at the Tilburg Zuid substation led Enexis to disconnect supply on Sunday, leaving about 18,000 households briefly without power and causing traffic‑light failures and lift entrapments.
- Enexis says the erroneous reading came after measurement settings were changed during work at the station and that the meter reported roughly five times the actual current.
- Tilburg council voted for a motion demanding quicker information sharing with the municipality so officials can warn residents and event organisers when planned or emergency disconnections occur.
- Separately, regional public‑safety operations over the weekend included the DSI ending a hostage case in Tiel with a 33‑year‑old freed and five arrests, while prosecutors say the firearm used in Sam van Buul’s November killing remains missing.
- Large summer roadworks on the A20, A27 and key bridges will keep detours and congestion in place for weeks, and municipalities are imposing local bans and traffic controls to limit rat‑running and protect emergency access.