In the Orenburg region, due to the flooding of an electrical substation, problems with light arose in seven villages

In the Ilek district of the Orenburg region, melt water flooded an electrical substation, from which seven villages receive energy. In connection with this, the facility in the area of ​​the village of Mukhranovo is disabled. This information was confirmed to Kommersant by the regional government. In the region valid high alert due to flooding.

“This is a preventive measure. In accordance with the protocol, when the water rises to a dangerous level, the electrical substation is turned off for safety reasons,” Kommersant’s interlocutor clarified.

Currently, electricity supply to the houses of residents of the villages of Mukhranovo, Sladkovo, Rassypnoye, Yaman, Razdolnoye, Zazhivnoye and Studenoye is carried out according to a temporary scheme.

Earlier, due to floods, a power transmission line (power line) in the Sol-Iletsky district of the Orenburg region was damaged. This led to a disruption in the power supply to settlements in the region. By information regional prosecutor’s office, currently “emergency rescue services and local governments ensure the delivery of equipment, autonomous power supplies, and watercraft.” Power lines are being repaired.

In addition, according to Rosseti Volga PJSC, in the Dombarovsky district, due to a spill and rising melt water, the 35 kV overhead power line “KS-15 – Kinzhebulakskaya” was disconnected. “With the help of highly cross-country equipment, 12 backup power supply sources were delivered and connected to six settlements (Krasny Chaban, Polevoy, Tyulpanny, Ekaterinoslavka, Kuzhanberlya, Sokolovka),” the statement says. message organizations. At the same time, “autonomous backup generators will be used until a permanent power supply is restored,” the power grid company notes.

Georgy Portnov, Samara