Satellite link cut to thousands of Enercon wind turbines 'coincided' with Russian invasion

German manufacturer says 11GW of Central European machines in automatic mode after incident while 'exact cause of the disruption' is explored by cybersecurity experts

Satellite imagery of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Enercon said the link-cut coincided with hostilities beginning. — Satellite imagery of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Enercon said the link-cut coincided with hostilities beginning.Foto: Maxar/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images

Andrew Lee

Published 28 February 2022, 18:17Updated 8 March 2022, 13:53

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