Power failure in the colonnaden district: what could be the cause

Power failure in the colonnaden district: what could be the cause

On Monday morning there was a power failure in the Leipzig colonnaden district, which started at 10.45 a.m. and lasted about an hour. More than 20 residents have reported the failure via the Förungsungsung.de website. At first it was unclear how many households were affected by the disorder. The power supply in the affected houses has now been restored, but the exact cause of the disorder remains unknown. As reported, as reports.

power failures in Leipzig are not a rare phenomenon this year. According to the current statistics, the residents of Leipzig have already experienced 63 failures in 2025 by this time. This number is not unusual if you look at the failure statistics in recent years. In 2024, Leipzig recorded a total of 138 power failures, which represents a significant increase compared to 115 failures in 2023, in accordance with the data from Stromausfall.org.

statistics on power failures

In order to better classify the current power failure in the colonnaden district, it is helpful to look at the numbers of recent years:

The increase in failures in the past few months is particularly striking. For example, there were 31 failures in Leipzig in June and 23 failures in April. There have also been 10 power failures in July, which indicates that the problems in the Leipzig power grid are not completely fixed. According to the agrodus.org there is also a monthly breakdown of the failures, which shows that July has an average failure of 10 so far.

The residents in the colonnaden district are concerned about the recurring disorders. The city administration has not yet published any official information on how to make the power supply more stable in the future. At the moment you are focusing on clarifying the current causes.