Tübingen's power failure: tens of thousands in the dark!

Tübingen's power failure: tens of thousands in the dark!

A dramatic power failure wrapped Tübingen on Friday afternoon and parts of the surrounding Ammerbuch for about an hour in the dark. From 11:40 a.m., the Tübingen power grid, including the city center and numerous suburbs, was affected by the sudden interruption. According to the municipal utilities, an unforeseen cable damage led to a chain reaction in the 20KV network that stopped the current flow. This reported, among other things, the Gea. .

Over 30,000 people, including many concerned citizens, were in the old town and other districts such as Weststadt and Südstadt without electricity. The situation had an immediate effect: traffic lights were out, screens were black and the cell phone reception was severely affected. The police were quickly on hand to regulate traffic, especially at critical points such as the Westbahnhof and the Schlossberg tunnel. The warning app "Nina" also informed the population about the failure and campaigned for saving electricity, while the fire brigade houses were available as contact points for emergencies, such as the Schwäbische reported.

cable damage and technical challenges

After around an hour, the city's technicians were able to restore the power supply at 12:46 p.m., but the exact cause of the cable damage remained unclear until shortly after the incident. "It must have happened somewhere on the route between two transformers on Rhinelandstrasse and Aischbachstrasse," said press spokesman Ulrich Schermaul. An examination of the damaged cable site is still pending because it must first be excavated. The incident shows how important a stable energy supply is in the region, and the municipal utilities have already started analyzing the situation to avoid future problems.