On December 24, power outages are expected in two districts of Tashkent, as reported by "Regional Electric Networks."
The interruptions are due to maintenance work and "preventive measures to avoid emergency situations in the power grid." The affected areas include:
- In the Yunusabad district - the mahallas "Adolat," "Billur," and "Kushchinor" from 10 AM to 4 PM;
- In the Bektemir district - the mahalla "Musaffo" from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Since the summer of 2023, a large-scale modernization of the power grid has been underway in the capital. In June, the most extensive rolling blackouts of the season occurred, with eight districts losing electricity on June 8.
In August of last year, Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the transition of the energy sector management to an emergency operating mode. The President urged officials to take urgent action to prepare the energy system for the autumn-winter period.
At a meeting in October 2023, the head of state instructed the development of a modernization program for power lines and transformers by the end of 2026. By this time, it is planned to reduce the share of electricity losses in the networks by 1.5 times.
The President reiterated the task of eliminating emergency power outages by June of this year. An additional 14 trillion sums will be allocated for the preparation of the energy sector for the upcoming autumn-winter period.
Earlier, Spot reported that Asrorjon Askarov replaced Ulugbek Mustafaev as the acting head of "Regional Electric Networks."