Makhachkala residents refute power engineers' report on full restoration of electricity supply

Some residents of Makhachkala have been without power for two days, despite the report of "Dagenergo" about the complete restoration of power supply in the city. By the evening of August 24, there was no power on many streets of the Dagestani capital, including those where, according to power engineers, after the fire at the "Novaya" substation, the power supply has already been restored, Makhachkala residents said.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, residents of Makhachkala, who remained without power for a day due to the fire at the "Novaya" substation, reported that in a number of houses, despite the reports of power engineers, the power supply has not been restored. Residents were outraged by constant reports of power outages and blackouts.

There has been no power for almost two days on Gaidara Street, a local resident Ramazan told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to him, the weekend was ruined - there was no way to wash or iron clothes for themselves and their children, the family went to spend the night from Saturday to Sunday with relatives who had electricity.

There was no electricity supply on Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Street in houses 12b, 12A, 20A, said Makhachkala resident Artur. "There is no way to charge mobile phones, it is impossible to call emergency services," he complained.

On Sunday evening, the electricity was cut off in nine-story houses number 20, 22 and 24 on Shamil Street, Abdurakhman reported. "The elevators are not working, there is no water, we are afraid that household appliances may be damaged. No one is answering the phone," he says.

“The power was cut off at Akushinsky-62. It’s a high-rise building, the stoves are electric. The elevators don’t work, there’s no water, we can’t cook food,” said local resident Madina.

Other city residents told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent that there was no power on the streets of Abdulkhakim Ismailov, Yaragsky, and Dakhadaev on August 24. Residents of the village of Novy Kyakhulai have been without power for the second day.

“There are more and more problems with water and electricity in the city,” wrote user Probuzhdennyi in the Telegram channel of the Makhachkala administration in a comment to the news about the results of events in the city over the week.

Makhachkala City Hall responded to the comment: "The Makhachkala City Administration is not an electricity supplier and does not accept payments from subscribers, in this regard, we recommend that you contact PJSC Rosseti North Caucasus."

"What is the city administration for? If not to solve its problems?", the city resident retorted.

In the official telegram channel of PJSC Rosseti North Caucasus after the daytime report on the complete restoration of electricity supply to Makhachkala consumers, as of 00.50 Moscow time on August 25, there were no more publications. "All previously de-energized consumers have been fully supplied with electricity," says the post, published at 12:41 Moscow time on August 24. "The Dagenergo branch apologizes for the temporary inconvenience caused by repair work."

Recall that residents of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk have repeatedly complained about frequent power outages. In the summer, power outages also led to interruptions in water supply. On August 12 and 13, periodic outages and low water pressure were observed in some areas of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk. Entrepreneurs in Dagestan are suffering significant losses due to power outages, but are not trying to demand compensation for damages, considering litigation with Dagenergo a sure-fire loser.

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