Bergheim: Fünf RWE-Kraftwerksblöcke nach Anschlag vom Netz – Polizei ermittelt wegen „verfassungsfeindlicher Sabotage“
In einem Amprion-Umspannwerk in Bergheim gab es in der Nacht einen Kurzschluss. Innenminister Reul geht von einer gezielten Tat aus. Mehrere Kraftwerksblöcke bleiben tagelang vom Netz.
In Bergheim, near Cologne, RWE, the energy company, took several power plant units offline following an attack on an electrical substation. The company announced this development on Wednesday morning. The police assume a criminal act has been committed. RWE claims that five power plant blocks in the Rhineland region were affected by the attack, resulting in a total loss of 4200 Megawatt (MW) of power generation capacity.
At the time of the disruption, the affected blocks supplied approximately 3000 MW of electricity to the grid, representing a significant portion of Germany's fossil fuel power production at that moment. The company did not disclose any information regarding potential damages. Blocks Neurath G and Niederaußem H, with a combined capacity of around 1600 MW, are expected to return to the grid over the course of the morning.
Block Neurath F (1000 MW) is anticipated to follow later in the day. However, RWE estimates that blocks G and K in Niederaußem (together totaling about 1600 MW) will not be back online until the weekend.
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