Overview
- Operators began stepwise restoration at 11:00 local time on Wednesday, advising residents to shut down private generators by 10:30 and unplug heavy appliances during the restart.
- The outage initially cut power to about 45,000 households and 2,200 firms—roughly 100,000 people—with around 19,900 households still dark on Wednesday morning before reconnection started.
- Emergency support remains in place as all 74 care homes are powered, more supermarkets and mobile masts are operating on generators, shelters and free showers are open, and hotel costs for affected residents are reimbursed.
- The Federal Prosecutor’s Office has taken over the case on suspicion of anti-constitutional sabotage, arson, disruption of public services and membership in a terrorist organization; police report eight promising tips and hundreds of hours of secured video.
- Authorities deem a left‑wing “Vulkangruppen” claim authentic, and a new online statement from the group rejects speculation about foreign involvement, while no arrests have been announced.