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Third power outage within three days: Vorarlberg in the dark!
On February 11, 2025, there was a power outage in Vorarlberg that affected 1,380 households. Technicians quickly fixed the problem.
Third power outage within three days: Vorarlberg in the dark!
On the night of February 11, 2025, around 1,380 households in Vorarlberg experienced a sudden power outage that occurred around 8:20 p.m. This was the result of a technical fault at the Vorderwald substation, which triggered an automatic safety shutdown. According to information from VOL.AT Technicians from illwerke vkw were able to fix the problem surprisingly quickly, so that the electricity was flowing again after about 25 minutes.
However, the situation turned out to be extremely unpleasant for many families who were sitting at dinner that evening today.at reported. This disruption was the third major power outage in just three days in the region. Previously, there was a five-hour outage in Montafon on Saturday evening, caused by a defective transformer, followed by an incident on Sunday evening in Brandnertal, which was caused by a marten and lasted almost an hour and a half.
The recent series of power outages have raised questions about the stability of Vorarlberg's energy supply as people deal with the inconvenience of sudden darkness. The incident shows how vulnerable even well-maintained systems can be to technical failures.