{
  "id": 5063906,
  "title": "Bergheim: Fünf RWE-Kraftwerksblöcke nach Anschlag vom Netz – Polizei ermittelt wegen „verfassungsfeindlicher Sabotage“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/bergheim-funf-rwe-kraftwerksblocke-nach-anschlag-vom-netz-polizei",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T10:15:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bergheim-fuenf-rwe-kraftwerksbloecke-nach-anschlag-vom-netz/100251383.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Sabotage: Anschlag auf Stromnetz? Sprengvorrichtung an Umspannwerk in Brandenburg gefunden",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/sabotage-anschlag-auf-stromnetz-sprengvorrichtung-an-umspannwerk-in",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:30:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}