Electricity failure chaos in Vienna: Thousands of households affected!

Electricity failure chaos in Vienna: Thousands of households affected!

Wien, Österreich - Today, there were an unexpected power failure in parts of downtown Vienna and Mariahilf that affected thousands. The failure was caused by a fault of a transformer station, the Viennese networks reported. The areas around the Technical University of Vienna and along the left Wienzeile were particularly affected. Technicians are already in use to fix the problem as quickly as possible. In order to restore the power supply, alternative network cables were used until the fault is remedied. As a rule, power failures in Vienna are rather the exception; The city has acquired an international reputation in terms of security of supply. On average, the downtime is less than an hour per customer and year.

as the Kosmo report, critical infrastructures such as hospitals and traffic control systems have multi-level security systems that ensure that such incidents have no serious consequences. These include emergency power units and automatic switchovers that are used in an emergency.

provision and emergency management

again shows how important emergency power units are to ensure energy supply. Companies such as the Lühmann Group rely on such technical solutions in order to maintain business ability even with long -term blackouts. For example, two powerful emergency power units ensure that operations and rescue workers can be supplied in the Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya. These aggregates, each with 250 KilovoltaMPers (KVA), enable energy to provide energy for up to 1,000 citizens who are accommodated in emergency accommodation.

The [Sprit Plus] (https://www.sprit-plus.de/nachrichten/betriebsfueitung/luehmann-gruppe-notstromaggegate- against-Strom loss-3405114) emphasizes that this concept also includes the operation of petrol stations in crisis times. The petrol station in Hoya, for example, is equipped with an additional emergency generator in order to be able to refuel emergency vehicles during a power failure. These investments are sometimes expensive projects that are realized by cooperations between several partners such as the district of Nienburg and the Lühmann Group.

power grid and security of supply

The Federal Network Agency emphasizes that network bottlenecks are a common problem for transmission system operators. Especially in times with strong wind and high load, these bottlenecks can occur if a lot of electricity is fed up and at the same time there is high demand. In order to ensure the stability of the power grid, the network operators use targeted redispatch measures. These help to prevent overload and secure the power supply in most situations.

Overall, the incident in Vienna shows the importance of robust emergency plans and infrastructure in energy supply. As long as the technicians on site fix the power failure, it remains to be hoped that the Viennese, once more, will appreciate the advantages of a reliable energy supply.