Southern Russia faces power cuts after nuclear plant malfunction
16 July 2024 17:39
The Russian daily Kommersant reports that energy consumption restrictions have been implemented due to a malfunction at the nuclear power plant in Rostov, southern Russia. Temporary power outages have affected the Rostov, Krasnodar, and Crimea regions.
Rosatom reported that one power unit at the Rostov nuclear power plant was shut down due to a malfunction. Subsequently, the Ministry of Energy announced a reduction in electricity consumption in southern Russia.
Malfunction at Russian nuclear power plant
"Electricity generated at the Rostov nuclear power plant is supplied to the regions of the Southern and North Caucasus federal districts. Their combined population exceeds 26 million people," reports the Russian daily "Kommersant."
"In Krasnodar, after the start of the blackouts, there were problems with communication and the Internet. Several shopping centres and the railway station lost power," reports the Russian daily.
In Sevastopol, traffic lights were turned off.
This is not the first power issue in Russia. A week ago, money.pl wrote that hundreds of thousands of Russians were left without power.
"Kommersant" noted that on July 8, a schedule of temporary power outages was implemented in the southern regions of the country. "Under conditions of high demand, wholesale electricity prices in the south are rising twice as fast as in the entire European part of the country," writes the daily.
The malfunction at the nuclear power plant occurred around 6:30 PM local time, which is 11:30 AM Eastern Time.