One of the main power plant in Azerbaijan has undergone a thunderbolt, Mingachevir city State Fire Protection Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told.
The information noted that unstable weather, which took place at night on September 28, caused fire at the electricity substation HES "Azerbaijan" in Mingachevir.
As a result of hitting a few blocks out of the HES system. This has led to disruptions in the supply of electricity in Baku and several regions of the country.
The work of the Baku Metropoliten has stopped.
The accident appeared fire at HES and the was extinguished by MES.
At the moment, work is under way to restore the functioning of the HES.
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The power outages due to lightning in the electric distribution substation of “Azerbaijan” thermal power station in Mingachevir caused problems in the energy and transport system of Azerbaijan.
The power outages caused traffic jams on the roads. Traffic lights stopped working and the activity of metro suspended.
APA