Power failure in Ulm: Theater concert broken off in the dark!

Power failure in Ulm: Theater concert broken off in the dark!

On the Epiphany, around 600 households in the city center of Ulm experienced an unexpected power failure, which lasted about 50 minutes. Stadtwerke Ulm (SWU) confirmed the incident that also affected the city theater. The New Year's concert of the Philharmonic Orchestra took place here, which was sold out and attracted around 800 visitors.

The spectators were asked at the request of the moderator to stay seated for a few minutes, but the electricity failed to materialize. As a result, the orchestra was forced to cancel the concert. Finally, the Radetzky march was played in the dark. A SWU spokesman announced that the error could be fixed after around an hour. The suspected reason for the failure is a cable damage; An exact cause is currently still being determined. However, it was emphasized that the power failure had nothing to do with a blackout because the power grid works redundant and as a ring network. Only a small part of the city was affected, while sufficient energy was consistently available. Power failures of this magnitude are also not unusual, such as Schwäbische.de

former power outages in Ulm

Already in the night of Thursday, June 20, 2024, there was another power failure in Ulm. This lasted about 45 minutes, from 11:45 p.m. to 0:26 a.m., and concerned about 450 households in the streets Büchengasse, Dreiköniggasse, Herrenkellergasse, Kammacergasse, Küfengasse, Münsterplatz and Rebengasse. During this incident, the Ulm Münster was dark for the duration of the power failure. The cause has so far been unknown and the cause research is still running. Gastronomers in the alleys concerned were relieved that the power failure did not occur during a football event in which tens of thousands were present in the city center, such as swp.de reported.

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