Large-scale blackouts occur in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, power supply schedule introduced
Pravda Ukraine
Electricity disappeared in several areas of Russian Rostov-on-Don on the evening of 13 January.
Source: local publication 161.ru
Details: With reference to readers and social media, the publication reports that residents of the Zapadny, Red Aksai, Nakhichevan, Aleksandrovka, Chkalovsky [microdistricts and residential areas in the city of Rostov-on-Don] and the centre of Rostov were left without power. Also, electricity disappeared in parts of Belaya Kalitva and Bataysk.
The power was turned off at about 21:30. According to the management company Komservice, the streets of Magnitogorsk, Zavodskaya, Zvivistaya and part of Zapadnaya were de-energized. In their Telegram channel, the companies specify that the shutdown would last 2-3 hours.
“Rosseti [Russian Networks – ed.] introduced a schedule of temporary restriction of electricity supply, which is why in particular our consumers were left without power (our substations are powered by Rosseti equipment),” Donenergo commented on the situation.
Sergey Sizikov, Minister of Housing and Public Utilities of Rostov Oblast, reported in his Telegram channel that, according to power engineers, electricity is going to be restored completely by 23:30.
Quote: “Due to technological violations in high-voltage networks, the Regional Dispatch Directorate for Rostov Oblast of the RAO UES [electric power holding company in Russia – ed.] of Russia decided to introduce temporary shutdown schedules in the amount of 270 MW in a number of districts of Rostov Oblast. They plan to restore the normal power supply scheme in the near future,” Rosseti Yug (Russian Networks South) commented on the shutdown.
Updated: At 23:58 Moscow time (22:58 Kyiv time), Rosseti South said that electricity was returned to the houses at 23:37.
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