Ukrenergo leaves Crimea without electricity again

"On the night of December 31 the electric power supply of the Republic of Crimea from Ukraine through the only working power transmission line was again disrupted. Electricity supply from Ukraine to the Republic of Crimea was disrupted because of the collapse of the Kakhovka-Titan high-voltage power transmission line," the head of the information policy of Ukrenergo, Zinovy Butsyo, said.

"A fallen electricity pylon was detected during an inspection. No detailed examination was possible in the dark. Therefore, the nature of the damage will be established at dawn. A equipment repair request has been submitted," TASS cited him as saying.

According to Butsyo, "a repair team carried out an inspection of the equipment in Kakhovka of the Kherson region, but did not detect any damage to the substation, but a second attempt to switch on the power line failed."

"The power flow is zero now. We have not received any warning," the Minister of Fuel and Energy Svetlana Borodulina said. She stressed that this incident will not entail serious consequences for the residents of Crimea.