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Drama in Vienna: Two massive power outages cause chaos!
Power outages in Meidling and other districts of Vienna: Overview of causes and measures on June 28, 2025.
Drama in Vienna: Two massive power outages cause chaos!
In Vienna, two power outages within just a few hours are causing excitement among residents. The first incident occurred on Friday when up to 10,000 households in several districts were affected. Loud crown The first outage occurred shortly after 8 a.m. and lasted about two hours. The districts of Margareten, Mariahilf, Neubau, Meidling, Hietzing and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus were particularly affected. The cause was a technical problem that was caused by maintenance work in a substation.
Another power outage followed on Saturday, which began at 10:28 a.m. and affected both Mariahilf and parts of Vienna's city center. Those responsible at Wiener Netze had to remove broken cables from the circuit and redirect the flow of electricity. This resulted in many elevators stopping and people becoming stuck in elevators until power could be restored. “Something like this shouldn’t happen,” said a resident from Mariahilf. The Wiener Netze technicians are currently working intensively to resolve the problems, which have been confirmed as a “large-scale breakdown”.
Power outages in numbers
The statistics show that things are not necessarily quiet in Vienna in June when it comes to power outages. At this point, there have already been 89 outages this month, making the city one of the most affected areas this year. The listing by district, which is from power outage.org compiled shows the frequency of failures:
| district | Number of power outages June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Währing | 6 |
| Alsergrund | 9 |
| New building | 2 |
| country road | 8 |
| Leopoldstadt | 16 |
| Inner city | 1 |
| Floridsdorf | 15 |
| Tulln | 29 |
| Ottakring | 13 |
| Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus | 7 |
| Hietzing | 12 |
| Wieden | 18 |
| Danube city | 8 |
| Meidling | 20 |
| Favorites | 7 |
| Liesing | 11 |
| Simmering | 5 |
| Brigittenau | 14 |
| Mariahilf | 5 |
The Wiener Netze have made every effort to restore the power supply as quickly as possible. The first outage was resolved on Friday at 5:39 p.m. in Meidling and just three minutes later in Mariahilf. However, there remains a clear bitter taste when you consider that technical problems and overhaul work can trigger such failures.
Like the reporting of the press shows, such power outages have not been uncommon in the past. Especially in June, the frequency of interruptions is higher than one would hope. It remains to be hoped that the Wiener Netze can thoroughly investigate the causes and identify future problems in good time before they lead to such widespread failures.