Berlin Power Outage Enters Third Day After Sabotage Attack

Major Infrastructure Sabotage Cripples German Capital

Berlin is experiencing its longest power outage in 25 years as thousands of residents and businesses remain without electricity for a third consecutive day following a coordinated sabotage attack on critical energy infrastructure. The unprecedented disruption has exposed vulnerabilities in Germany's power grid system.

Emergency Repairs and Setbacks

Initially affecting approximately 45,000 households and businesses, the outage has left around 20,000 connections still without power. Many affected residents lack both electricity and hot water, creating significant hardship during early autumn temperatures.

Network operators managed to restore partial service through emergency connections on Wednesday, but the temporary solution failed during evening hours, plunging thousands back into darkness. "This is the most severe infrastructure attack we've seen in decades," stated a spokesperson for Berlin's energy authority.

Anarchist Group Claims Responsibility

The crisis began Monday night when saboteurs targeted two high-voltage transmission towers in what authorities describe as a politically motivated attack. An anarchist group has claimed responsibility for the assault, publishing an online manifesto describing their target as a "military-industrial complex" in southeastern Berlin.

City officials believe the perpetrators may have been involved in previous attacks, including a February 2024 incident that disrupted power to a Tesla factory, halting production for several days. The pattern suggests coordinated efforts to target industrial infrastructure.

National Security Implications

The prolonged outage has raised serious concerns about Germany's energy security and infrastructure resilience. According to energy experts, such attacks highlight the vulnerability of centralized power systems to targeted sabotage.

German authorities are coordinating with European energy networks to implement additional security measures for critical infrastructure. The incident follows similar concerns across Europe about protecting energy systems from both physical and cyber threats.

Network operators expect to fully resolve the outage by Thursday, though complete stabilization of the grid may require additional days. The economic impact is estimated to be in the millions of euros, affecting businesses, transportation, and essential services throughout the affected regions.