Power failure in winter: You should definitely have these foods and objects at home in the event of a blackout
Created: 09/11/2022, 15:20
By: Linus Prien
Power poles around the RWE coal-fired power plant in Neurath © IMAGO/Dwi Anoraganingrum
The fear of power outages in winter is increasing.
The German Association of Towns and Municipalities considers the danger to be "given".
An overview of what you really need should the lights go out.
Berlin – In the midst of the escalating Ukraine conflict, concerns about energy shortages in winter are growing in Germany.
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck recently presented the results of the so-called stress test.
However, Habeck emphasized the security of supply in Germany.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz, in turn, warned of blackouts in winter.
Gerd Landsberg, Managing Director and Executive President of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities, also said the same thing: "There is a risk of a blackout," said the administrative lawyer to the
world on Sunday
.
Blackout: Overloading the power grid is a "realistic scenario"
The German Association of Towns and Municipalities fears power outages in view of the gas crisis for the coming winter.
The danger of a blackout is given, said the chief executive of the association.
Both hostile hacker attacks and "an overload of the power grid - for example when the 650,000 fan heaters sold this year go on line if the gas supply fails" are "realistic scenarios".
"We cannot rule out widespread power failures," emphasized Landsberg.
In this case, Germany is not sufficiently armed.
The federal government has recognized the situation, but is not acting sufficiently.
"The preparation for real crisis situations must be dealt with much more intensively," Landsberg demanded.
Germany must "expand civil disaster control much more intensively".
Blackout: "We are in no way prepared for such a scenario."
The head of the association called on every single citizen to prepare for crisis situations.
"I advocate taking the recommendation of the Federal Office for Disaster Control seriously, according to which citizens should have water and food in the house for 14 days," said Landsberg.
Unfortunately, hardly anyone follows this recommendation.
Every citizen must be aware of what happens when there is no electricity.
"Then there's no water, you can't fill up, after two days you can't charge your cell phone," Landsberg explained.
"We are in no way prepared for such a scenario."
During the general debate in the Bundestag on Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured that his government had made good provisions for the coming "winter of challenges".
He pointed out that the possibility had been created of keeping two nuclear power plants in an emergency reserve over the turn of the year "so that there is never a power shortage in Germany".
Blackout: What you need during the power outage
In the event of a power outage, a number of items may be important.
The following products are recommended.
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Matches/lighter
Candles/tea lights/flashlight/camping
lamp Gas cartridge
Camping stove
Wood, briquettes or coal
Smoke detector
Fire extinguisher and fire blanket
Hose or water bucket
Rubbish bag
Reserve batteries (in various sizes)
First-aid kit including heating blanket
These foods are recommended:
Eggless and Whole Wheat Pasta
White Polished Rice
Sugar
Honey
Salt
Spirits Vinegar Bottled
Water
Canned Vegetables, Fish, Bread and Convenience Jars of
Pickled Vegetables
However, the City Council warned against panicking: "The cities want to save 20 percent on gas," said Helmut Dedy, Managing Director of the "Rheinische Post".
"If everyone pursues this goal together, I see a good chance of getting through the winter without a blackout."
(lp / AFP)