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Darkness over Garmisch: Power outage affects numerous streets!
On August 12, 2025, Garmisch-Partenkirchen experienced a power outage caused by a cable fault that lasted almost two hours.
Darkness over Garmisch: Power outage affects numerous streets!
This evening the power went out again in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. At 8:02 p.m., several streets in the Garmisch district were affected by this disruption. This reports Mercury. A total of 198 reports reached Bayernwerk Netz's fault portal, which illustrates the scale of the problem. The power outage lasted almost two hours and power was fully restored shortly before 10 p.m.
The situation at the Eni gas station on Burgstrasse was particularly bitter. Operator Heike Hirmer reported that the gas pump and cash register were not functional during the outage, and even the emergency power failed. Customers therefore had to go without fuel, which led to some frustrated faces.
Technicians in action
The Garmisch-Partenkirchen community utilities team was quickly on the scene. They located and repaired the damage, which was caused by a cable fault. For the repair work, further operations are planned for the following Tuesday on Schußangerweg as well as on Burgstrasse and Olympiastrasse.
In the current power outage statistics for Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 12 outages have already been recorded for 2025, including 11 in the current month of August alone. For comparison: There were only five outages in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the entire year of 2024. A look at the past few years shows that the frequency of power outages in the region is increasing. A total of 47 failures were recorded in 2023, which makes the problem appear even more drastic than the current figures suggest.
Looking at the last few months
- Stromausfälle 2025:
- Januar: 1 Ausfall
- März: 1 Ausfall
- Juli: 1 Ausfall
- August: 11 Ausfälle
- Stromausfälle 2024:
- Gesamt: 5 Ausfälle
- Stromausfälle 2023:
- Gesamt: 47 Ausfälle
Citizens in Garmisch-Partenkirchen have to prepare for a turbulent time, considering the accumulation of failures. Whether this situation will persist in the long term remains to be seen. Decision-makers are challenged to find a sustainable solution to the constant disruptions, which can have a major impact not only on supplies but also on the quality of life of people in the region. Information about future outages can be found on sites such as power outage.org to find.