Thursday, February 26, 2009

Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan left without electricity.

Kazakhstan seceded from the united energy system of Central Asia, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the national power network operator Kazakhstan KEGOC. According to reports from Bishkek, because of this decision northern Kyrgyzstan, including the capital, remained without electricity.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources of Kyrgyzstan because of the people of Kyrgyzstan energokrizisa remained without electricity on average 8-10 hours a day. Electricity several regions and Bishkek from the two existing lines of 500 kilowatts is only one whose bandwidth is unable to absorb the load in the evening peak hours. Therefore, from 18 to 22 hours local time, the republic restricts electricity customers.
The decision of Kazakhstan to withdraw from the Central Asian energy system caused by an imbalance of production and consumption of electricity in the region. In particular, the Tajik energy system consumes power at 84 million kilovattchasov more planned.
According to the representatives of KEGOC, transit of electricity on the route "North-South Kazakhstan" in parallel with the unified energy system of Central Asia, the maximum load. This led to a sharp increase in the facts of accidental actuation of Automation - up to 20-30 times per day. Since the beginning of the year four emergency gap transit disconnect customers in the south.

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