Energy - Thuringian households particularly affected by power cuts
Last year, households in Thuringia were without power for longer than almost anywhere else in Germany. On average, it remained dark for just under 18 minutes, according to figures from the Federal Network Agency. This was only the case more frequently in Brandenburg with 19 minutes. The national average of unplanned power outages per household was 12 minutes.
Possible reasons for this could include the location of the Free State with its many wooded areas, as a spokesperson for Thuringia Energy Networks (TEN) explained. Medium-voltage lines, which were particularly badly affected in Thuringia, are often at tree height and therefore vulnerable. In addition, there were individual weather extremes. The high level of construction activity in the course of the fiber optic expansion could also have caused power outages.
TEN operates around 34,000 kilometers of electricity grids in Thuringia and is the largest grid operator in the state. It also operates the grids of individual municipal utilities.
Number well below other European countries
In a Europe-wide comparison, the figures for Thuringia and Germany are low, as a look at figures from the association of national regulatory authorities, CEER, shows. According to these figures, Germany and Switzerland were the best performing countries in 2018 with just under 14 outage minutes. At around 12 minutes, Thuringia was even below the national average. In France, on the other hand, it was 51 minutes, in Kosovo even 3940 minutes.
Figures Federal Network Agency CEER figures
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Source: www.stern.de
