Street lamps burn in Penzberg and Iffeldorf even during the day - the disruption affects all of Bavaria. This has never been done on this scale before, said Bayernwerk spokesman Michael Bartels.

It will probably “take several more days’ until the error is fixed, he said. Service workers are out and about to see where lamps are burning during theday, explained Bartels, who suspects that the control signal was either not sent or received incorrectly. The company has ruled out a hacker attack.