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Czechia blackout reveals Europe’s energy grid
Just before noon on Friday, July 4, a single power line near the Ledvice substation dropped out of sync, and within seconds, the fault spread to eight substations, causing them to go dark. The metro lines froze, and hospitals across the country switched to emergency power. The traffic lights, elevators, and even prison systems were left running blind. It was not due to a heatwave nor a cyberattack… Source
A multi-hour blackout occurred on Friday in many parts of the Czech Republic.
The investigation into Friday's extensive power outage in the Czech Republic will take several weeks. In addition to the transmission system operator ČEPS and distributors, other experts will also be involved, for example from the European Network of Electricity Transmission System Operators or experts in assessing specific technology. ČEPS spokeswoman Hana Klímová said this on Monday.
A wire fell to the ground, not solar panels and overflows from Germany. Four days after the outage, which affected five regions and part of Prague, ČEPS explains the causes and why it did not strengthen the line where the problem arose earlier.
On April 28, 2025, just in the middle of the morning, the lights suddenly went out in much of the country. Without warning, there was a massive drop in electricity supply that left millions of people in the dark for hours. Detained trains, blocked elevators, off-duty service stations and interrupted communications: the impact was immediate and widespread. That day many families rediscovered how fragile our day can be when everything depends on e…
The investigation into the large-scale power outage in the Czech Republic will last several weeks, and experts from Europe are also planned to join it.
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