A hot air balloon left certain areas of Tashkent without electricity
On October 19, a temporary power outage was observed in certain areas of the Yunusabad, Olmazor, Mirzo Ulugbek, and Shaykhantahur districts of Tashkent. This was caused by an airborne balloon falling into the open switchgear of the "Aksa Tashkent" thermal power plant.
Hot air balloon leaves some areas of Tashkent without electricity
According to the Ministry of Energy, the incident occurred at 19:05 at the Aksa Tashkent TPP located in the Qibray district. As a result, the transformer's protection system was triggered, and the station's capacity dropped from 460 MW to 185 MW.
According to preliminary data, the outage was caused by damage to the station's T-5 transformer. This situation was also captured on surveillance camera footage.
Thanks to the prompt measures taken, power supply was partially restored in Yunusabad and Olmazor districts at 19:09. At 19:25, electricity supply was fully restored using backup sources. By 19:38, all consumers were re-supplied with electricity.