Overview

• The controlled demolition is scheduled for about 11:00 a.m. Sunday, with a 400-meter exclusion zone in place from the morning.
• Engineers drilled roughly 700 boreholes and loaded about 140 kilograms of modern dynamite, with 40-ton steel hinges directing a northeast tip so the concrete shell and inner brick flue fall together.
• Contractor AWR built a 100,000-ton bed of clean soil to receive the stack, and the soil and rubble are slated for reuse with the project team stating no asbestos is present.
• Sprengmeister Eduard Reisch says the bespoke method was checked repeatedly to the calculational proof limit, with all components installed to millimeter precision.
• The blast marks a key step in dismantling Block K, which has been underway since 2024, as RWE clears space for future uses including battery storage and a hydrogen-ready gas plant that remains under planning without a final investment decision.