According to a media report, the cost of restoring power to the Tesla factory in Germany is expected to exceed one million euros. A left-wing extremist group claims to be responsible for the attack on the network.
The head of the regional network operator Edis, Alexander Montebaur, mentioned this amount last Wednesday during a meeting of the Tesla Task Force in the Brandenburg State Chancellery.
“The difficult recovery of supply was a great team effort by our employees, partner companies and authorities,” Montebaur is quoted by the German news agency.
Prime Minister: “Without any scruples”
Brandenburg Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) described the attack as dangerous for thousands of households. “Without any qualms, not only the supply of a factory, but above all thousands of households, including health and social services, were damaged,” Woidke wrote to Edis. The head of government thanked the people for restoring power supply.
On March 5, previously unknown perpetrators set fire to a high-voltage pylon in a field that is part of the power supply for the electric car factory in Grünheide near Berlin. Production was halted for almost a week. The left-wing extremist ‘Vulkan Group’ had declared itself responsible for the attack. The federal public prosecutor’s office has taken over the investigation.
The protest camp may remain for the time being
According to the ‘Stop Tesla’ initiative, a protest camp demonstrating against a planned expansion by Tesla has nothing to do with the attack. However, a court ruling by the administrative court in Potsdam has brought a sigh of relief in the camp. According to an interim decision on Saturday, the requirements of the assembly authority do not apply for the time being. The terms are suspended until the court makes a final ruling.
The conditions stipulated that the activists were no longer allowed to enter the tree houses for safety reasons and had to remove the structures by Monday. The ‘Stop Tesla’ initiative, on the other hand, turned to the administrative court with an urgent request. The court will hear the application on Monday. According to a spokesperson, it was still unclear whether a decision would be made.
Source: Krone
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