English Translation

Grppe Wirtschaft 171-1891742 Prague, 28th Jamuar 1942 Note for the Head of Division II concerning: Electrical power supply of the capital Prague. On Monday, 26th of April, 830 a.m., the power station Seestadtl of the Rēichselectrowerke in Seestadt l b.Brüx (Sudetengau) covered about 5 % of the electricity demand of Prague failed with its total electricity supply. As a result, all Prague had to be removed from the network the trams and numerous residential districts. In order to determine the reasons for this failure of Seestadtl, ORR. Dr.v.Hülsen went to SeestadtL in the afternoon of 26.l.42. The following was noted: Installed machine power in SeestadtI 70,000 kW. Maximum performance (temporarily) approx. 00009 Continuous performance TI 58,000 Of which 45,000 kW to Prague. Hydrierwerk Brüx 4,000.". Municipal electricity plant Brüx 1,500 " Electric plant Kaaden 4,000 " Operating current for Sudetenl. Bergbau-AG. 3,500 58,000 kW. Coal storage in the boiler bunker 2,400 to aúf the warehouse 35,000 to current stock 6,800 to transport possibility from the warehouse to the boiler house in 24 hours by means of gripper 6 to 800 to coal demand in 24 h about 2,200 to. The failure of Seestadtl on Monday, the 26.l.42 in the morning, was a consequence of the complete emptying of the boilerhouse bunker. Furthermore, as unfortunately the grapple had a disturbance of several hours on Monday morning, there was also no possibility of further coal supply from the warehouse, so that the steam pressure in the boilers was dropped and the turbines had to be shut down.