Outage at Lichterfelde
Due to a fire on a cable bridge in Lichterfelde, the power supply in parts of Steglitz and Zehlendorf is currently interrupted.
Power is expected to be restored to Berlin-Lichterfelde late in the evening on 3 January 2026. Power is expected to be restored to all customers on Thursday afternoon, 8 January 2026.
Current disruption
Status: 03.01.2026, 7 pm
There is currently a major power outage in south-west Berlin. Around 45,000 households and 2,200 commercial customers in the districts of Nikolassee, Zehlendorf, Wannsee and Lichterfelde are affected.
The cause is a fire on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal near the Lichterfelde power station.
Several cables were damaged as a result. The fire has already been extinguished.
Power is expected to be restored to affected customers in the Lichterfelde district late in the evening on 3 January 2026.
Power is expected to be restored to all customers on Thursday afternoon, 8 January 2026.
Our teams are on site and we are working hard to restore power.
Course of the outage
| Date | Time | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 03.01.2026 | 05:44 - 06:26 | Failure of several lines supplying substations. Approximately 45,000 customers in the districts of Nikolassee, Zehlendorf, Wannsee and Lichterfelde are affected. |
Map of the affected area in Steglitz and Zehlendorf
The colors are for technical reasons and have no further meaning.
Assistance and information from the Berlin Fire Brigade
If you wish to make an emergency call or require assistance in an emergency situation, please use the fire brigade's emergency call centres.
You can find the emergency call centres on the Berlin Fire Brigade website.