German governor: Power substations cannot be fully shielded

Protecting critical infrastructure, such as the power grid, can only go so far, according to Baden-Württemberg's Minister President Cem Özdemir. He noted that the idea of completely shielding all power substations from the public is difficult to implement.

Özdemir made these remarks in Stuttgart while discussing the aftermath of a large-scale blackout in Reutlingen caused by a fire at a power substation. He emphasized the need to enhance the region's resilience to minimize vulnerability. However, he cautioned that it is too early to draw definitive lessons from the Reutlingen incident.

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The idea that we can shield all substations from the public is hardly feasible.

The state criminal police office has not yet identified any perpetrators or motives for the substation fire. While the investigation is being handled by the state prosecutor's office's extremism center due to a potential extremist motive, there are currently no direct indications of a political background.

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It's about strengthening our resilience to be as less vulnerable as possible.