High readiness regime introduced in Yakutia after the stop of the Neryungrinskaya GRES
The work of the Neryungrinskaya GRES in Yakutia was suspended after a fire at a transformer substation, the administration of the Neryungri district said. The head of the district Maxim Tereshchenko announced a high-alert regime.
The work of the Neryungrinskaya GRES in Yakutia was suspended after a fire at a transformer substation, the administration of the Neryungri district said. The head of the district Maxim Tereshchenko announced a high-alert regime.
“The situation at the GRES continues to be difficult. The station is not currently operational. For the authorities, the priority task is to establish heat supply in Neryungri, the villages of Berkakit and Silver Bor, the administration said in a statement.
As Maxim Tereshchenko added, in Serebryany Bor, boilers on fuel oil are being prepared for launch. In Neryungri, fuel oil is heated to start a hot water boiler room.
The head of Yakutia Aisen Nikolaev admitted that in Neryungri and Serebryany Bor will declare a state of emergency. According to him, this will make decisions quickly.
The fire at the Neryungrinskaya GRES occurred on September 22 - a transformer substation and a cable channel burned on an area of 90 square meters. One person was injured. The preliminary cause of the Ministry of Emergency Situations called emergency operation of electrical equipment.
