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Working together for greater resilience – a year characterised by safety

 04.05.2026

  • At EUR 209.2 million, expectations for the 2025 operating result greatly surpassed
  • Work continuing on the path to "doubling the network" - record investments of EUR 597 million planned for 2026
  • Expenses for resilience and increased safety precautions cost tens of millions of euros

Increasing resilience and doubling the capacity of Berlin's power grid over the coming years will be the key topics for Stromnetz Berlin GmbH in 2026. Stromnetz Berlin Managing Director Dr. Erik Landeck and Chair of the Supervisory Board Dr. Severin Fischer provided information on this at the company's annual press conference in Berlin-Treptow on 4 May 2026. 

Two arson attacks within four months had led to the longest power cuts in the nation's capital for decades. Thousands of customers and the entire city were put to the test. 

It is important to learn from these events, as well as from developments in the geopolitical arena, and to draw key lessons, explains Severin Fischer: "Further strengthening the resilience of our infrastructure is a joint concern of the Senate and state-owned enterprises. This applies in particular to operators of critical infrastructure such as Stromnetz Berlin. Together, we're working on measures to prevent supply interruptions and rectify any faults that occur more quickly, while simultaneously adapting to changing framework conditions and hazardous situations. We'll also implement the concepts developed for this very quickly." 

At the same time, Fischer is keen to further sensitise the entire urban community to the topic of resilience. Berlin has already implemented a number of key measures to strengthen the resilience of its electricity supply at a high level. Nevertheless, there is a need to continue this work consistently and, alongside measures such as strengthening crisis coordination, increase the resilience of companies and consumers through our own actions. Among other things, campaigns are designed to raise awareness as to how residents can manage their own electricity supply and take preventive measures, as well as what they should do in special crisis situations. 

Stromnetz Berlin Managing Director Dr. Erik Landeck explains the additional safety precautions the company has taken in recent months to protect Berlin's power grid even more effectively against external influences: "We know that there can be no such thing as 100% certainty. Nevertheless, we're doing everything technically and humanly possible to effectively protect our facilities and the Berlin power grid. More than 200 cameras have now been installed for this very purpose. There are currently 130 security guards on duty to guard or patrol important power grid installations. In addition, around 20 kilometres of stronger fencing has been procured." Landeck emphasises that further measures relating to resilience and security will be implemented in the current year and that total capital expenditure on this will reach the double-digit millions.  

Successful financial year for Stromnetz Berlin

 

Stromnetz Berlin can reflect on a successful financial year 2025. The company was able to significantly surpass its anticipated operating result and record profit after tax of EUR 209.2 million (following EUR 150.9 million in the previous year). This can essentially be attributed to the price-based lower costs for the procurement of grid losses and the financial balance from the settlement of the balance group difference, as well as higher own work capitalised. The Berlin distribution grid operator's investments rose to another all-time high of EUR 452 million. 

The company is also planning to invest even more in 2026: Some EUR 597 million have been earmarked for the maintenance, expansion and digitalisation of Berlin's electricity grid infrastructure, as well as for increasing its resilience. Over the next five years, total capital expenditure is expected to reach well over EUR 3.6 billion. 

The company's Supervisory Board Chair, Dr. Severin Fischer, sees the good operating result as an opportunity to take stock: "Our municipal electricity grid operator has now been back in state hands for almost five years. The company has developed extremely well during this time and has mastered its challenges impressively. In view of the very positive operating result in 2025, but also the professional handling of two arson attacks in quick succession, I would like to thank the more than 2,000 employees of Stromnetz Berlin for their hard work and high level of commitment. It is only thanks to their dedication that we have together succeeded in safely operating and expanding Berlin's power grid 24/7. The employees of Stromnetz Berlin are an important guarantor for the success of the energy, heating and mobility transition in Berlin." 

Further business results

 

The company's sales revenue rose to EUR 1,639.3 million, following EUR 1,533.2 million in the previous year. Stromnetz Berlin still believes that the grid capacity will need to be doubled over the next ten years, although electricity transmission through the Berlin grid for the year 2025 remained at a similar level of 12,290 gigawatt hours (previous year: 12,275 GWh). The concession fee paid to the State of Berlin was €141.1 million (2024: EUR 138.4 million). 

The company was also successful on the labour market. In 2024, the number of employees rose to more than 2,000 for the first time. Stromnetz Berlin continued on its growth path in 2025 and was able to realise its plans by hiring around 200 new employees and filling all trainee positions. Accordingly, Stromnetz Berlin had a total 2,164 employees and 147 trainees at the end of the year. 

Allocation procedure for particularly large grid connections has proven its worth

 

In 2025, Stromnetz Berlin introduced a new allocation procedure (repartitioning) for very large grid connections (greater than 3.5 megawatts connected load). The procedure is based on the capacity available in the grid areas, both currently and in the foreseeable future, which is then to be distributed fairly on a pro rata basis among all those requesting it. 

In the first round of the new allocation procedure, some 365 megawatts (MW) of capacity were available for particularly large grid connections, primarily located in the northeast and southwest of Berlin and, to a lesser extent, also in the southeast of the city. The offer was massively oversubscribed, with applications for grid connections totalling around 2,300 MW. By the acceptance deadline, 20 companies had signed a contract with Stromnetz Berlin. 

"In our view, the new allocation procedure has proven its worth. It is both fair and transparent, offering equal opportunities to all interested parties. We're convinced that we've succeeded in developing an innovative approach which will ensure Berlin remains an attractive location for business relocations in the future. With this process, we're bringing transparency to the process for awarding connection services for all major customers, regardless of whether they're heat suppliers, charging infrastructure providers, energy storage or data centre operators," concludes Severin Fischer.