Blackout hits Central Asia's four nations
A large-scale blackout affected four Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—on August 14, causing widespread power outages in major cities and regions. The incident was triggered by a sudden change in power flow within the regional energy system, leading to protective automation activation and cascading failures.
Consensus
- A large-scale blackout occurred in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekestan on August 14.
- The blackout affected major cities including Almaty, Bishkek, Dushanbe, and the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan.
- The event was caused by a sudden change in power flow in the Central Asian energy system.
- Protective automation systems activated in response to the disturbance.
- Power was restored in most areas by around 14:40 local time.
- Recovery efforts were underway in all affected countries.
- The countries are connected through a shared energy system, making cross-border impacts possible.
Points of divergence
- The blackout in Kyrgyzstan began at approximately 15:00 local time. — vm
- The blackout in Almaty and Almaty region occurred due to a power line accident. — vm
- The blackout started in Kyrgyzstan, then spread to Kazakhstan, then to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. — vedomosti
- The Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan reported an accident on a high-voltage line in Kazakhstan. — kommerant
- The blackout was caused by a technical failure in Kazakhstan's energy system, specifically three power lines being disconnected. — tg_varlamov_news
- Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy cited an 'accident in the energy system of a neighboring country' as the cause. — tg_astrapress
- Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy stated the blackout was due to an accident in another Central Asian country, without specifying which. — kommerant
- The blackout in Uzbekistan was not caused by a failure at the Nurek Hydroelectric Power Station. — vedomosti
- Tajikistan's authorities denied an accident at the Nurek HPP. — kommerant
- The blackout in Georgia on August 5 and July 23 was mentioned as a separate event. — vm
- The blackout in Georgia on August 5 was caused by a failure at the Inguri HPP. — vedomosti
- The blackout in Georgia on July 23 affected almost the entire country and disrupted water supply. — vedomosti
Coverage (15 sources)
- In four Central Asian countries, a massive blackout occurred. In Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy, the cause was attributed to a 'failure in the energy...', — ASTRA
- In Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan a large-scale power outage occurred Blackout happened in n... — Настоящее Время
- Electricity went out in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan — Вечерняя Москва
- In four Central Asian countries, a massive blackout occurred. In Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy, the cause was attributed to a 'failure in the energy...', — ASTRA
- Power restored in Central Asia after major outage — Ведомости
- Large-scale power outage occurred simultaneously in several Central Asian countries. — Радио Свобода
- On the south of Uzbekistan a large-scale power outage occurred — Вести
- Massive Power Outages Occurred in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan — Настоящее Время
- In Uzbekistan, following neighboring Central Asian countries, a blackout occurred — Коммерсантъ
- Electricity went out in parts of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan due to an accident in the energy system... — Varlamov News
- What is known about the blackout in Central Asian countries — Дождь
- Immediately in four countries of Central Asia a blackout occurred — Meduza
- Large-scale blackout occurred in Kazakhstan — Ведомости
- Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan commented on a major energy accident in Central Asia — Интерфакс
- Power outages occurred in Uzbekistan due to an accident with neighbors — Интерфакс