Kazakhstan
In southern Kazakhstan, there are blackouts in Almaty, Shymkent, Taras, the Turkestan region and adjacent areas.
“Due to the significant emergency imbalance created by the energy system of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan), there was a surge in power for the transit of electricity 500 kV “North – East – South of Kazakhstan,” KEGOC (Kazakhstan) reported.
There was an emergency division of transit “North – East – South of Kazakhstan”. The volume of restrictions is about 1500 megawatts.
Uzbekistan
In Tashkent, the airport and metro were stopped, traffic lights were turned off, residents are asked not to travel by private transport without urgent need.
The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan confirmed that there was a power outage in the country. Now experts are working on troubleshooting, the department added.
Due to the accident, there was tension on the lines from Kazakhstan Now the Tashkent airport does not accept flights.
Kyrgyzstan
In Bishkek, the airport does not operate in full mode, pumping stations that supply water to houses are turned off, traffic lights do not work, shutdowns are also in Osh and other cities.
Kyrgyzstan to restore power supply within 30 minutes, reported in the Ministry of Energy
“Lights turned off throughout Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan will leave the energy ring and restore power supply within 30 minutes”, – said the press service of the department.
The reason
The problem with the blackout is related to an accident in the unified Central Energy System.
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