Power failure in Munich: 5,700 households affected - repair is running!

Power failure in Munich: 5,700 households affected - repair is running!

München, Deutschland - In Munich, a significant power failure on Wednesday evening, July 16, 2025, provided longer faces. Over 5,000 households in the east of the city were affected after two cable errors interrupted the power supply. Stadtwerke Munich (SWM) immediately informed about the incident and sent their employees to remedy the defects. After three hours, most of the 5,700 affected households had electricity again, and shortly after 1:00 a.m. the last household was also taken care of. The first cable error was completely fixed. The work on the second cable error continues to run, but in the current situation does not burden the power supply, as [stern.de] (https://www.stern.de/sgesellschaft/regional/bayern/kabelfehl-thousands-in-muenchen- between--ohn-strom-35900898.html) reports.

But what exactly led to this incident? A spokeswoman for the municipal utility confirmed that extensive repair work was necessary to remedy the disorder. This could only be done by a “dug” of the affected cables, although the duration of the repair was initially unclear. It is interesting that not only Munich was affected; On Tuesday before, there was already a power failure in Bamberg, where thousands of households were also without electricity, caused by an error in a substation, as reported.

power failures in context

power failures are not only an issue in Germany, but a serious problem worldwide. They can be caused by various factors: from natural disasters to technical errors to human failure. In connection with the growing electricity demand, the challenge for the power supply is increasing. In 2020, the International Energy Agency (IEA) classified numerous types of power failures, which illustrates the complexity of matter. An example of massive consequences was the Northeasters Blackout in 2003, in which up to 50 million people had to make do without electricity for up to four days, as the bpb in detail.

The consequences of power failures also include economic losses, interruptions in the healthcare system and an impairment of public security. In this context, it is important that the municipal utilities and other providers regularly wait and modernize their systems to prevent future failures.

The current incident in Munich once again shows how important a reliable power supply is for our everyday life. Stadtwerke are required not only to find temporary solutions, but to invest in the infrastructure in the long term in order to be up to the future challenges.