Power failure: Chaos in the Viennese police at the Schottenring!

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Von: NAG Redaktion

Am 2. Juli 2025 fiel in der Wiener Polizeizentrale der Strom aus, betroffen waren mehrere Haushalte. Ursache war ein defektes Kabel.
On July 2, 2025, the electricity failed in the Vienna police center, and several households were affected. The cause was a defective cable. (Symbolbild/ANAGAT)

On Wednesday, July 2, the headquarters of the State Police Directorate (LPD) Vienna at the Schottenring were surprised by a sudden power failure. The failure, which took place from 8:45 p.m. to 10:06 p.m., concerned around 400 to 500 households in the area. This reports meinzirk.at .

Due to the power failure, the emergency power unit of the police did not work, which led to concern. However, the police were able to react quickly: According to the police spokeswoman Julia Schick, an emergency concept was ready, and emergency call management and the coordination of operations were successfully organized from an alternative location. Viennese networks suspect that a defective power cable was responsible for the unexpected failure caused by an "earth closure". Such damage to power cables are often due to construction sites that are numerous, especially in the summer months.

repeated power outages in Vienna

The problems with the power supply in Vienna are not new. In the past few weeks there have been hours of power outdates in various districts, including Döbling, Breitensee, Klosterneuburg as well as the districts of Landstrasse, favorites and parts of the 6th and 7th district. It is particularly striking that Klosterneuburg experienced its second power failure within just ten days. According to Today. The most common causes follow the so-called three-B rule: excavator, trees, flashes.

The Viennese networks state that the power grid is well equipped to remain stable even at temperatures above 30 degrees. However, this is influenced by persistently high temperatures in combination with falling groundwater levels. In this way, drought can harm the earth cables.

power failures after districts and months

Statistically speaking, there were already 92 power failures in June in 2025 in Vienna, and this is only the beginning of July, which has already started with two failures. The distribution of the failures according to districts looks as follows:

District Number of power failures
Währing 6
alsergrund 9
new building 2
country road 8
Leopoldstadt 16
inner city 2
Floridsdorf 15
tulln 29
Ottakring 13
Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus 7
hietzing 12
Wieden 18
Donaustadt 9
Meidling 20
favorites 7
Liesing 13
Simmering 5
Brigittenau 14
Mariahilf 6
In summary, it can be said that the investigation into the cause of the power failures continues to take. The Viennese networks are obliged to find solutions to ensure a reliable power supply, because the incidents indicate a growing problem on the Internet. The citizens are excited to see how the situation will continue and in particular how the authorities will react to these repeated disorders.

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