Power supply disrupted in 12 settlements in Russia's Primorsky Krai
In short
Electricity supply was disrupted in 12 settlements in Primorsky Krai after a repeat failure of a 110 kV power line in Khasansky district, the grid operator DRSC said, according to Interfax. Crews are restoring supply in Khasansky and Shkotovsky districts and near Razdolnoye village, with the utility on heightened readiness as heavy rain is forecast. RIA Novosti reported that energy workers were repairing grid accidents in three districts of the region.
Why it matters
The outage affects households across a string of settlements in southern Primorsky Krai, including the Khasan district close to the border, and restoration depends on crews working in worsening weather. Both the grid operator and a state news agency are carrying the story, indicating the regional response is being publicly tracked; the documents give no information on damage to property or on how long the disruption will last.
Key facts
- Power supply was disrupted in 12 settlements in Primorsky Krai, the Far East Distribution Grid Company (DRSC) said, according to Interfax. [ 1 ]
- DRSC reported a repeat outage of a 110 kV power line in Khasansky district that cut power to part of the district's consumers. [ 1 ]
- Among the settlements named by the municipal administration were Ryazanovka, Andreyevka, Risovaya Pad, Vityaz, Zarubino, Kraskino, Posyet, Gvozdevo, Tsukanovo and Khasan. [ 1 ]
- Crews were restoring supply in Lukyanovka in Shkotovsky district, and damage was found on the line feeding Razdolnoye village. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti reported that energy workers were eliminating grid accidents in three districts of Primorye. [ 2 ]
- The grid operator said crews were working in a heightened state of readiness because of worsening weather. [ 1 ]
- Primhydromet had earlier issued a storm warning for heavy rain, with up to one and a half monthly norms of precipitation expected in Khasansky municipality. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The exact number and full list of affected settlements. Interfax says 12 settlements were affected but names ten, and it does not name the remaining two; the second document gives no figure.
- Which three districts RIA Novosti referred to. RIA's summary says three districts of Primorye without naming them, while Interfax names Khasansky and Shkotovsky districts and the village of Razdolnoye without stating its district, so the two accounts cannot be matched.
- When power will be restored in Khasansky district. DRSC said only that it would restore supply to Razdolnoye shortly; no timeframe is given for the Khasansky district outage.
- What caused the repeat failure of the 110 kV line. DRSC linked its heightened readiness to worsening weather but did not state that weather caused the outage.