{
  "id": 5100756,
  "title": "NRW und Brandenburg: Angriffe auf Stromversorgung - Sabotageverdacht auch in NRW",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nrw-und-brandenburg-angriffe-auf-stromversorgung-sabotageverdacht",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/nrw-und-brandenburg-angriffe-auf-stromversorgung-sabotageverdacht-auch-in-nrw/100251538.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In a recent series of incidents, unknown individuals have been suspected of carrying out sabotage attacks on power grids in both Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. In Brandenburg, an attack on the power supply near the Turnow-Preilack substation was found to have involved makeshift launchers and pyrotechnics, potentially installed for some time. In Bergheim, near Köln, unknown assailants brought down overhead power lines by attaching cables, causing a short circuit. No power outages were reported in either region. However, investigators are looking into potential links to other incidents, including a fire in a power station in Reutlingen in June that left around 7,600 buildings and 40,000 people without electricity for a time. The investigators are exploring two main possibilities: sabotage from outside the country and leftist extremism. Brandenburg's Interior Minister Jan Redmann expressed relief that only one of the numerous \"rocket-like objects\" fired had successfully reached its target, unlike in Berlin earlier this year when a cable bridge bombing caused a widespread power outage affecting tens of thousands of people. The Brandenburg investigation is now focusing on forming a terrorist group. The power station in question is considered one of the most critical in Germany. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the police initially responded to a technical malfunction at the Bergheim substation, only to discover that five lignite-fired power plant blocks had been brought offline due to a short circuit. Amprion, the energy supplier, assured that the overall power supply remained unaffected and system stability was maintained.",
  "summary": "Erst Brandenburg, dann NRW: Innerhalb kurzer Zeit gibt es zwei Angriffe auf die Stromversorgung. Mit auffälligen Parallelen. NRW-Innenminister Reul sagt: „Wer da rangeht, greift unser Land an.“",
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  },
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  "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."
}