German authorities probe suspected sabotage after 2 power substation disruptions
- On Tuesday at 1800 GMT, local police began investigating "PREMEDITATED VANDALISM" at a power substation near Bergheim, marking a second sabotage attempt on Germany's electricity grid within 24 hours.
- Separately, rockets carrying conductive material damaged high-voltage power lines in Brandenburg on Tuesday, as Berlin blamed Russia for a separate attempted drone attack last month amid growing hybrid warfare concerns.
- Electricity grid operator Amprion reported that the interference forced five lignite power plant units with 4,200 MW in combined capacity off the grid, though RWE confirmed a 600 MW block has since been reconnected.
- Brandenburg Interior Minister Jan Redmann noted parallels to a 2024 arson attack at Tesla's German plant while calling for better protection, as Alexander Throm called the timing of disruptive incidents before the weekend election "extremely suspicious."
- E.ON CEO Leonhard Birnbaum warned last month that full protection of grid infrastructure is illusory, noting operators can only make attacks as difficult as possible rather than prevent all sabotage attempts.
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Barely twelve hours after the discovery of explosives at a high-voltage substation in Brandenburg, sabotage of the German... also took place near Cologne on Tuesday evening.
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Investigation in "Two Directions": Suspicion of "Constitutional Sabotage" at Substation Near Cologne
The short circuit at a substation in NRW seems to have been deliberately brought about. The authorities are investigating because of the initial suspicion of "anti-constitutional sabotage". The act is parallel to an incident in Brandenburg.
According to Jänschwalde in Brandenburg, a substation in NRW is also believed to be the target of sabotage. So far, it is unclear which background the crime has exactly and whether there is a connection.
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German authorities probe suspected sabotage after 2 power substation disruptions
Two incidents that disrupted power distribution systems in the west and east of Germany are being invested as possible sabotage.
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After the explosives case on Tuesday, the police are now investigating disturbances at another substation.
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