04.01.2026 17:30
In Berlin, the capital of Germany, 45,000 households and over 2,000 businesses were left without electricity due to sabotage. The power outage also affected educational institutions, leading to a 4-day break. Following the sabotage claimed by an extreme leftist group, the German army will provide support for the needs of the local population.
Education was suspended for 4 days due to sabotage that damaged transmission lines in the southwest of Berlin, the capital of Germany, causing 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses to be without electricity until Thursday.
45,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND 2,000 BUSINESSES IN BERLIN LEFT WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
The power outage affecting 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses in Berlin, the capital of Germany, continues. While an investigation is ongoing regarding the power outage affecting the southwest of Berlin, where temperatures are below zero, the police announced that the sabotage damaging the transmission lines was claimed by the far-left Volkan Group.
THE FAR-LEFT GROUP CLAIMED THE SABOTAGE
The police reported that an investigation has also been launched against the far-left Volkan Group, which has been involved in many sabotage actions in Berlin before. In this context, the Berlin police called on anyone with information about cable fires and arson or witnesses to contact them. The police also announced that the number of officers on duty in areas experiencing power outages at night and during the day has been increased.
THEY PLACED A DEVICE
Franziska Giffey, the Senator for Energy and Public Enterprises in Berlin, stated that the suspects placed an arson device on the bridge over the Teltow Canal, which damaged 5 high-voltage and 10 medium-voltage line cables.
THE GERMAN ARMY WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT
Iris Spranger, the Senator for the Interior of Berlin, announced that after the arson that caused the neighborhoods of Nikolassee, Wannsee, Zehlendorf, and Lichterfelde to be without electricity, the German army will provide support to the public in the area. Spranger also stated that hot drinks and food will be provided to the local population at certain points.
EDUCATION HAS BEEN SUSPENDED
In areas affected by the power outage in Berlin, some primary and secondary schools will not be able to provide education until Thursday. In an email sent to parents from the schools in the area, it was stated that due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, education would not be possible from January 5, Monday, when the first lesson of the new year was scheduled to start, until January 8, Thursday. It was also noted that the nurseries in the area would be closed, and solutions were being sought to support families. Some train services in the areas with power outages are still not operational. Buses have been deployed for the lines that are not operational.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the southwest of Berlin, the capital of Germany, and the main electricity distribution station in Lichterfelde, located in the Teltow region, was also affected by the fire. It was announced that due to the damaged transmission lines, approximately 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses in the neighborhoods of Nikolassee, Wannsee, Zehlendorf, and Lichterfelde would not have electricity until Thursday, January 8. Due to the outage, patients in hospitals in the area, where telephone lines and electric heating systems were also not functioning, were transferred to other clinics.