The power supply to the Tesla factory in Grünheide has been restored. The repair of an energy pylon was completed faster than initially expected. Unknown people sabotaged the mast about a week ago.
After an attack on the power supply at the car manufacturer Tesla in Grünheide near Berlin, the factory is back online. The repair work was completed significantly earlier than initially expected, as the responsible network operator Edis announced on Monday evening. Tesla had initially expected production to come to a standstill until the end of the week due to the power outage.
Now the electric car manufacturer can gradually ramp up production. “It is currently impossible to say how long it will take until production can fully resume,” said a Tesla spokeswoman.
About a week ago, previously unknown perpetrators were in a field Fire started on a freely accessible electricity pylon, who is also responsible for supplying the Tesla factory. Production at the car factory came to a standstill. That too Logistics center of the Edeka retail chain in Freienbrink was affected. The left-wing extremist “Vulkan Group” had declared that it was responsible for the attack.
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Switching took place in the network control center at 8:45 p.m
On Sunday, the energy supply company Edis had already informed rbb that after the attack on the Tesla factory’s power supply, repair work on the affected electricity pylon was progressing faster than expected.
According to the energy supplier Edis, the decisive switching took place in the network control center at 8:45 p.m. Both Tesla and the logistics center are back online. “Since then, supplies have been restored,” it said in a statement. The result of a high-voltage measurement was crucial for the resupply.
Tesla factory manager: Damage amounting to hundreds of millions of euros
The attack on the freely accessible electricity pylon sparked a broad debate about better protection for energy networks in Germany. Last Tuesday, Tesla factory manager André Thierig estimated the damage at hundreds of millions of euros. At that point he only expected a failure until around Sunday.
The electric car manufacturer wants to build a freight station, warehouses and a company kindergarten in addition to the existing 300-hectare factory site. To achieve this, more than 100 hectares of forest will be cleared.
Broadcast: rbb24, March 11, 2024, 9:45 p.m