Georgia suffers second major power outage in month
Photo: Georgia experiences second large-scale blackout in a month (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
A blackout occurred in Georgia due to an accident on April 19. This is already the second instance of mass power outages in Georgia this month, the news website Echo of the Caucasus reports.
The Georgian State Electrosystem company stated that on April 19 an accident occurred on the Kavkasion power transmission line. As a result, power outages took place in Tbilisi and other Georgian regions.
Georgian energy officials did not report the cause of the accident. The power system is gradually being restored. According to Echo of the Caucasus, electricity has already been restored to part of the consumers in Tbilisi and the regions.
In the capital of Georgia, due to the blackout, trains on the first metro line were forced to stop. As a result of the accident, the power system of the unrecognized Abkhazia was also left without electricity.
This is already the second large-scale blackout in Georgia in April. The first occurred on the night of April 9.
Situation with electricity in Ukraine
Following negotiations between Ukraine and the United States, and separately between Washington and Moscow, a so-called energy truce was agreed upon. However, Russia is violating the agreements and continues to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since March 25, when the United States published corresponding statements about establishing a truce, Russia has violated the energy truce more than 30 times.
In particular, on April 17, the Russians attacked a DTEK production facility in Dnipropetrovsk region with drones.
Nevertheless, the situation with electricity in Ukraine remains stable. There are no restrictions on electricity usage.
