Power outage in Central Asia linked to Kyrgyzstan dam shutdown
At 14:43, Tajikistan's power grid was disconnected from the Central Asian Unified Power System.
Consensus
- The outage occurred on August 14.
- The shutdown of two hydrogenerators at Toktogul Hydroelectric Power Station in Kyrgyzстан was the primary cause.
- The event caused a power imbalance in the Unified Energy System of Central Asia.
- The energy systems of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan were affected.
- Electrical systems were restored by 19:30 local time.
- No damage to electrical equipment was reported in Tajikistan.
- A working group or commission was formed to investigate the incident.
Points of divergence
- The disbalance in the Unified Energy System of Central Asia occurred at 14:38 local time, leading to the disconnection of Tajikistan's energy system at 14:43. — interfax
- The blackout in Kazakhstan was triggered by the emergency disconnection of three 500 kV transmission lines at 14:37 local time. — vedomosti
- The blackout affected consumers in multiple regions of Kazakhstan, including Almaty, Jambyl, Turkestan, Kyzylorda, Jetysu, Karaganda, Ulutau, and Abai regions. — vedomosti
- The load from the disconnected generators was transferred to the 500 kV north-south transmission line in Kazakhstan, causing it to exceed its capacity and trigger automatic disconnection. — interfax
- KEGOC reported that the southern zone of Kazakhstan's power system and the Unified Energy System of Central Asia were switched to isolated operation mode. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Tajikistan, the reason for the power system accident was named as the disconnection of hydro units of the hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan — Интерфакс
- Blackout in Kazakhstan linked to shutdown of hydroelectric power station in Kyrgyzstan — Ведомости
- Kazakhstan explained power outage by shutdown of two hydrogenerators of Toktogul HPP in Kyrgyzstan — Интерфакс