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A great deal of the city of Amsterdam was without power on Monday morning as strong gusts of wind from Storm Isha blew past the capital. At least 68,000 households were without power, and many of the city''s tram lines and stoplights were not functioning. Electricity grid operator Liander said at about 10 a.m. that they were working hard to complete repairs, roughly 90 minutes after the problems began.
"There was a major power outage in Amsterdam this morning. Liander technicians have started repair work. Almost all homes and businesses in the affected area now have power restored," Liander said in a statement shortly after 10 a.m.
The power outage affected much of the city center, and the city''s west and southwest neighborhoods. The outage also hit further, encompassing Sloterdijk and the import train station hub there.
The regional security office, Veiligheidsregio Amsterdam-Amstelland, urged locals to only call the 112 number for the emergency services in an actual emergency and not to report that their power is out. The security office escalated the handling of the power outage to a Grip 1 regional emergency. That happens when an incident requires a response from multiple emergency services. In such a case, all responding personnel coordinate under a single commander.
Amsterdam was not the only city affected by a power outage. There were electricity problems also reported nearby in Amstelveen, Hilversum, Nieuw-Vennep, and Zevenaar. Regions further west and further north were also impacted following the storm, including Castricum, Ede, and Hoorn. Additionally, Liander said it was tackling problems elsewhere in the Netherlands, like Apeldoorn, Den Oever, Leiden, Sneek, and Zoeterwoude.
Many of the repairs were expected to be completed by the early afternoon. However, hundreds of homes in Duiven and Duivendrecht could find themselves in the dark until 4 p.m.
The power outage halted almost all of the trams running through Amsterdam. By 10:00 a.m., the Amsterdam public transport company GVB reported that trams 4, 14, 24, 25, and 26 were running again on their regular routes. Trams 1, 13, and 17 were running between Surinameplein, Matterhorn, Dijkgraafplein, and Lambertus Zijplein. Tram 2 was running between Hoofddorpplein and Nieuw Sloten. And the Zaandam ferry was sailing again. The other trams were still offline.
Commuters should also expect some difficulty on certain railway lines at least until 11 a.m., according to ProRail. Leiden could be particularly difficult to reach. ProRail said fewer Intercity trains would be able to take passengers between Amsterdam and Haarlem, and also between Haarlem and Leiden. A defective train also cut down on the number of trains able to run the route between Leiden and Den Haag.
Johan opened the session by explaining why the fire department and safety region are directly involved in the energy transition. "When things go wrong, the fire department is called in," he explained. Even with their preparedness for emerging dangers, the fire department faces growing challenges with electrification and batteries. For example, as the number of emission-free vehicles increases, so does the risk posed by (older) batteries, which can lead to fires in electric cars. Sustainable innovations, he emphasized, are not inherently safe innovations. Johan mentioned the Johan Cruijff ArenA as an example, home to Europe''s largest energy storage system using second-life electric vehicle batteries. While it is a sustainable solution, questions about its safety remain.
The participants then engaged in discussions centered around two questions:
The group agreed that while speed is important when it comes to the energy transition, sometimes slowing down is necessary to avoid risks. Although not all dangers can be prevented, progress can be made by learning from experiences along the way. Although collaboration sometimes slows things down, it was seen as an important aspect when it comes to safety in the energy transition. Participants suggested that the fire department could work more closely with manufacturers, such as those producing electric vehicles, to make safety a shared responsibility. Additionally, the safety region could become a partner in regional innovation projects, such as ATELIER, to ensure safety is integrated from the start.
The session concluded with consensus on one pressing issue: there is a significant lack of awareness about safety in the energy transition. This blind spot often results in insufficient attention to safety risks in energy transition projects. One suggestion was to publish an article in a national newspaper to raise public awareness of these challenges. Through this session, we addressed the issue of safety in the energy transition in the Amsterdam InChange network. Johan gained valuable insights on collaborating with other parties in the Amsterdam Region and is looking into how the safety region can build on this session''s outcomes and give it a meaningful follow-up.
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