Power failure in Kassel: 2000 households affected - unexpected darkness!

Power failure in Kassel: 2000 households affected - unexpected darkness!

On Monday evening, February 10, 2025, there were a far -reaching power failure in several districts of Kassel, which affected around 2,000 households. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. and hit the districts of Brasselsberg, Wilhelmshöhe and Wehlheiden in particular. The cause of the power failure was a double closure, which resulted in two cable errors in a distribution station on the Kirchweg. The disorder in the power grid could be remedied at around 9 p.m.

Concrete damage caused by the power failure was not reported to the fire brigade. Nevertheless, the incident had a noticeable impact on traffic: several traffic lights were canceled, and the lighting at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station was also defective. In addition, there were delays in some trams. The power failure lasted over an hour, which is considered long compared to the average failure of five to eight minutes per year in Germany.

Frequency of power failures in Kassel

statistics show that the year 2024 in Kassel recorded a total of 85 power failures, which is relatively high compared to other municipalities in the region. In the same year, the neighboring communities such as Lohfelden with 15 and Ahnatal also have problems with three failures, but to a significantly lower level. The monthly distribution of the failures shows that February was most common with 20 incidents.

causes and consequences of power failures

power failures can be caused by a variety of factors, including technical errors, human failure, extreme weather events and infrastructure failures. While the power supply systems fulfill the rising electricity requirement, cascading effects and overloads can endanger large parts of the network. Recent events show that such failures can have serious economic and social consequences, such as the North Heasters Blackout from 2003, in which up to 50 million people were affected and economic damage of around 10 billion

The events in Kassel on Monday evening are another example of the challenges that modern power supply brings. The reliable provision of electricity is not only indispensable for households, but also for industry. It is therefore essential that both the infrastructure and the operating processes are continuously maintained and modernized to ensure a stable energy supply for the future. The construction work for excavation of the defective cables is expected to begin on Tuesday to improve the situation.

Further information about the energy situation in Kassel and possible solutions can be found at Stromausfall.org and bpb.de . According to Tagesschau.de it remains to be seen as to how the competent places will react to this incident and what measures to avoid similar problems are taken in the future.