Third power failure within three days: Vorarlberg in the dark!

Third power failure within three days: Vorarlberg in the dark!

In the night of February 11, 2025, around 1380 households in Vorarlberg experienced a sudden power failure, which occurred around 8:20 p.m. This was the result of a technical disorder in the Vorderwald substation, which triggered an automatic safety shutdown process. According to the information from Vol.at , technicians of the Illwerke VKW were able to fix the problem surprisingly quickly, so that the electricity could flow again after about 25 minutes.

However, the situation was extremely uncomfortable for many families who sat at dinner that evening, as today.at . This disorder was the third larger power failure in the region within just three days. Previously, on Saturday evening there was a five -hour failure in the Montafon, caused by a defective transformer, followed by an incident on Sunday evening in the Brandnertal, which was caused by a marten and lasted almost an hour and a half.

The latest series of power failures has raised questions about the stability of the energy supply in Vorarlberg, while people had to deal with the inconvenience of the sudden darkness. The incident shows how vulnerable well -maintained systems can be for technical disorders.