Makhachkala residents complain about ongoing power outages

In Makhachkala, the hot weather that power engineers cited as the reason for the power outages has given way to heavy rain, but some city residents remain without electricity. Makhachkala authorities reported on a meeting in connection with residents' complaints about power outages.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, since the morning of August 7, part of the Reduktorny settlement was again without power, local residents said. This happened after residents of the Reduktorny settlement in Makhachkala held a spontaneous street protest on August 6 due to the lack of power in their homes. The city administration then reported that power supply had been restored to most homes. On August 8, residents of the Reduktorny settlement in Makhachkala complained about ongoing regular power outages. Makhachkala residents from other areas of the city are experiencing similar problems. Most often over the week, residents of Dagestan complained to the Regional Control Center about the lack of electricity and lack of water. The largest number of complaints, 3,474, came from Makhachkala.

Residents of Makhachkala, including the Reduktorny microdistrict, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that power outages continue in the city. "There has been no power on Zamorskaya Street since the evening of August 9," said Rustam.

"There is no power supply on Nasrutdinova, Gabitova, and Karimova Streets," said Ramiz, a resident of the Reduktorny microdistrict. He added that there was no hot weather in the city on August 10, which the power engineers cited as the reason for the outages; on the contrary, it was raining.

They also said that due to the lack of power, the elevators and water pumps in the building were not working.

Dagenergo reported in its Telegram channel today that due to work on requests on feeder No. 19 from the Primorskaya PS, the power supply to consumers in the Reduktorny microdistrict along the streets of Karimov, Laptiyev, Nasrutdinov, Petra I, Tulpar Musalaev, Khadzhi Bulacha and adjacent and adjacent streets and lanes was limited.

A meeting of the situation center is being held in the Makhachkala administration under the leadership of the acting head of the city
Dzhambulat Salavov, the administration reported in its Telegram channel on August 10 at 20:44 Moscow time Makhachkala.

The publication says that the discussion included the consideration of appeals received by the Unified Duty Dispatch Service of Makhachkala in connection with mass power outages, an analysis of the situation in the city in connection with mass power outages and measures taken by the Makhachkala administration, and a discussion of measures taken by the Makhachkala city electric networks of the branch of PJSC Rosseti North Caucasus - Dagenergo, related to mass power outages in Makhachkala.

The Telegram channel "Ask Rasul" reported that in Makhachkala, near the MFC building, residents of Reduktorny went out today to protest due to a prolonged power outage, city officials came to the protesters. Video recordings from the scene of the action were not attached to the message. The "Caucasian Knot" does not have official confirmation of this information. As of 9:00 p.m. Moscow time, there is no information about the protest on the Makhachkala administration website.

Recall that Makhachkala officials reported on August 9 that calls for mass protests against power outages were being spread on social networks and threatened liability for unauthorized protests.

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