Shar sabab elektr uzildi: to‘rtta tuman elektrsiz qoldi
Electricity supply to all consumers was fully restored within 33 minutes.
On October 19, the power outage observed in certain areas of four districts of Tashkent was caused by a flying balloon falling onto the open switchgear of the "Aksa Tashkent" thermal power plant. The power supply to all consumers was fully restored at 19:38.
According to the Ministry of Energy, the incident occurred at 19:05 at the plant located in Qibray district. As a result, the protection system was activated, and the plant's capacity was reduced from 460 MW to 185 MW.
As a consequence, temporary power supply disruptions were observed in certain areas of Yunusabad, Olmazor, Mirzo Ulugbek, and Shaykhantahur districts.
As a result of prompt measures taken, power supply was partially restored in Yunusabad and Olmazor districts at 19:09. At 19:25, supply was fully restored through backup sources, and by 19:38, electricity delivery to all consumers was re-established.
The ministry asks citizens not to launch balloons into the air near power plants, substations, and other electrical facilities. Such incidents can cause power supply disruptions.
