ENERCON regains control of more than 50% of captured turbines after disruption of satellite communication

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Over 50 per cent of the wind energy converters affected by a massive disruption of the satellite communication have now been reconnected to remote monitoring and maintenance by ENERCON Service. 677 wind farms are back online, communication continues to be disrupted in 618 wind farms (as of 22 March).

Service teams in the Central Europe (CNE) region are currently working around the clock in a large-scale concerted action to rectify the problem, which emerged on 24 February following a cyberattack on the KA-SAT satellite.  Communication services provided via the satellite went down at almost exactly the same time that Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Around 30,000 satellite terminals used by companies and organisations from various sectors were affected across... ... More: Official Press Release ENERCON

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ENERCON, wind turbine, wind farm, satellite communication, converter, disruption, remote monitoring, SCADA, KA-Sat, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, access