Fire at landfill leaves some residents of Makhachkala without power
A fire from a burning landfill spread to the Novaya substation in Makhachkala, leaving some city residents without electricity. More than four thousand people complained about the power outage to the Unified Contact Center of Dagenergo.
As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, residents of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk have repeatedly complained about frequent power outages. In the summer, power outages also led to interruptions in water supply. On August 12 and 13, periodic outages and low water pressure were observed in some areas of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk. Entrepreneurs in Dagestan are suffering significant losses due to power outages, but are not trying to demand compensation for damages, considering litigation with Dagenergo to be a sure loser.
The cause of the fire at the 110 kV Novaya substation was a fire at a nearby garbage dump. According to preliminary data, the fire from the landfill spread to the substation, which damaged equipment and partially disconnected the power supply, the Ministry of Energy of Dagestan reported today.
A fire at the Novaya substation in Makhachkala has cut off power on about a hundred streets, reports GTRK Dagestan.
Some of the previously de-energized consumers have already been provided with electricity through backup schemes, the Dagenergo branch reported on its Telegram channel.
18 specialists and five units of special equipment have been involved in restoration work on the cable power transmission line (EPL) from the 110 kV Novaya substation. They are replacing damaged sections of the power line. The necessary equipment and materials have been delivered to the work site. "The work is complicated by large-scale damage to cable lines caused by a fire at the container site," they reported. power engineering.
Due to the shutdown of a significant number of feeders at the Novaya substation, caused by a fire on its territory, more than 4,000 calls were received from residents, the Unified Contact Center of Dagenergo reported today.
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