Medical institutions across Armenia work in normal mode
10.07.2019,
17:35
Medical institutions across Armenia work in normal mode, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Alina Nikoghosyan, wrote in a Facebook post.
YEREVAN, July 10 /ARKA/. Medical institutions across Armenia work in normal mode, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Alina Nikoghosyan, wrote in a Facebook post.
Power outages were reported today throughout the capital city Yerevan and in several regions of Armenia, disrupting supplies of water and natural gas to enterprises and households. Payment terminals were not working, traffic jams were reported across Yerevan and the Yerevan Metro has suspended operation as well.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan confirmed today that a major blackout in the capital city Yerevan and several provinces was caused by an accident in the country’s energy system.
He said the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant (TPP) and the 5th power unit of the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant were disconnected from the power grid and more outages are possible throughout the country. He said work is underway to solve the problem before seven o'clock in the evening.
Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan called earlier on the residents of Yerevan to use electricity as economically as possible.
“In Yerevan now there is a serious shortage of electricity, please use it as economically as possible so that there is enough of it for the most important institutions. Turn off extra lights, air conditioners and everything else,” Torosyan wrote on his Facebook page.
At the time of the accident, power generation in Armenia fell to 287 MW from planned 830 MW, which accounted for 35% of the demand, Tigran Avinyan said. He said after some restoration work, power generation has grown to 587 MW, which is 70% of the demand. After resuming the operation of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant or the 5th Hrazdan power unit, the problems will be completely eliminated, he said. -0-
Power outages were reported today throughout the capital city Yerevan and in several regions of Armenia, disrupting supplies of water and natural gas to enterprises and households. Payment terminals were not working, traffic jams were reported across Yerevan and the Yerevan Metro has suspended operation as well.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan confirmed today that a major blackout in the capital city Yerevan and several provinces was caused by an accident in the country’s energy system.
He said the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant (TPP) and the 5th power unit of the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant were disconnected from the power grid and more outages are possible throughout the country. He said work is underway to solve the problem before seven o'clock in the evening.
Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan called earlier on the residents of Yerevan to use electricity as economically as possible.
“In Yerevan now there is a serious shortage of electricity, please use it as economically as possible so that there is enough of it for the most important institutions. Turn off extra lights, air conditioners and everything else,” Torosyan wrote on his Facebook page.
At the time of the accident, power generation in Armenia fell to 287 MW from planned 830 MW, which accounted for 35% of the demand, Tigran Avinyan said. He said after some restoration work, power generation has grown to 587 MW, which is 70% of the demand. After resuming the operation of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant or the 5th Hrazdan power unit, the problems will be completely eliminated, he said. -0-
