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[^2]\n\nHerbert Reul, Interior Minister of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, announced on a press conference that authorities are investigating a short circuit at a power substation in Bergheim as potential sabotage. [^3]\n\nIn Neurath der Block G und in Niederaußem Block H wurden am Vormittag wieder ans Netz geschaltet. [^4]\n\nLaut RWE Power sind zwei der fünf betroffenen Kraftwerksblöcke am Vormittag wieder ans Netz gegangen. [^5]\n\nThe affected coal plant blocks in the Rhenish Coalfield had a total capacity of approximately 4,200 megawatts and were supplying about 3,000 megawatts of power to the grid at the time of the incident. [^6]\n\nA police spokesperson stated that authorities initially suspected a technical malfunction at the Amprion substation in Rheidt but now believe it was a deliberate act. [^7]\n\nA similar suspected attack on a power substation in Brandenburg occurred on Tuesday, where explosive devices were found and at least one detonation was heard. [^8]\n\nInvestigators remain unclear about who is responsible for the attacks in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia or if there is a connection between the two incidents. [^9]\n\nAuthorities are investigating two main theories regarding the perpetrator: involvement by a foreign state or by left-wing extremists. [^10]\n\nOn the same Tuesday morning, unknown attackers used homemade rockets to attack a substation near the Jänschwalde power plant in Brandenburg, causing short circuits in two instances. [^11]\n\nPolice in Essen stated that preliminary investigation findings indicate the short circuit at the Bergheim substation was not a technical defect but a deliberate criminal act. 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