According to him, the failure occurred at 19:54 local time (14:54 Moscow time). The Buryatenergo operational duty officer received information about the activation of automation in the southern part of the region’s power grid. 156 settlements, where 126,917 people live, were closed.
The power supply has already been restored. As TASS reports, citing Tsydenov, the automation worked when the overhead power lines of the Irkutsk Electric Grid Company were disconnected.
