Residents of Transbaikalia were given light after a large-scale blackout

On the territory of the Trans-Baikal Territory, the supply of electricity was restored after a mass blackout on October 20, because of which Chita and nine other municipalities were left without electricity, the press service of the regional Ministry of Housing and Utilities reported in Max.

"According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the reason was the operation of system automation - the exact reason is currently being established," the ministry said. Operational teams did not reveal technical violations in the operation of the systems, said Deputy Minister of housing and communal services of the region Vladimir Klimentovsky.

The operational staff of Transbaikalia wrote about problems with power supply at about 17:00 local time (11:00 GMT). The Ministry of housing and communal services of the region reported by 12:50 GMT that the shutdown affected ten municipalities, including Chita. The administration of the Chita city district wrote that because of the shutdown of trolleybuses in the city stopped traffic in some areas.

The Ministry of Housing and Utilities wrote about the full restoration of electricity supply at 15:55 GMT.

After the incident, the Deputy Chairman of the government of Transbaikalia Andrey Chibisov said that the authorities together with the power engineers of the region are working on the issue of improving the software of the energy complex of Transbaikalia. “Currently, the developers are actively working on its modernization,” he said the regional headquarters.

On the morning of October 20, the Emergencies Ministry of Transbaikalia warned of a small wet snow and moderate snowfall in the east of the region.