Major power outage in Czech Republic halts Prague metro and trams, cause unknown

Published connected 04/07/2025 - 14:20 GMT+2•Updated 14:21

A impermanent powerfulness outage deed parts of Prague and different areas of nan Czech Republic connected Friday, bringing nationalist carrier and trains to a standstill, officials said.

Prague's full metro web was inoperative starting astatine noon, nan superior city's carrier authority said. But nan A and C lines were restored successful astir 15 minutes while nan B statement was backmost successful astir 30 minutes, it said.

Most trams connected nan correct slope of nan Vltava River successful Prague were halted, while those connected nan near slope were not affected. Some trains adjacent Prague and successful different regions were incapable to operate.

The Václav Havel Airport, nan capital's world airport, was not deed by nan powerfulness outage, according to Czech media.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated successful a station connected X that nan outage affected different parts of nan country, and authorities were moving to resoluteness nan issue. "We are investigating nan causes and solving nan problem," Fiala said.

The regions of Ústí, Liberec and Hradec Králové reported problems pinch powerfulness outages, ČEPS powerfulness grid usability and home media reported.

Czech hospitals were instantly switched to an emergency powerfulness supply, according to Health Minister Vlastimil Valek.

"I want to reassure everyone. Healthcare accommodation person clear procedures for specified situations. Backup generators person been activated successful nan affected hospitals. Patient attraction is not astatine risk," Valek wrote successful a station connected X.

It was not instantly clear what caused nan issue. However, officials ruled retired a cyber attack.

Earlier this week, nan Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CzHMU) warned that temperatures could scope 37 degrees Celsius successful immoderate parts of nan state this week.

Authorities person warned of imaginable dangers associated pinch precocious temperatures, including nan consequence of fires.