Blackout again happened in St. Petersburg

Today in St. Petersburg in several areas of the city there was no light because of the problem with the transformer at the Ilyich Plant substation. It is reported by Fontanka.ru .

In the main electric networks (MES) of the North-West, the publication was told that the disconnection of electricity in a number of houses of Primorsky and Vyborg districts occurred due to problems with the transformer at the Ilyich Plant substation. The causes of the accident are established. For some time, subscribers had electricity according to the reserve scheme. Now the supply of electricity is restored in full.

Readers of the portal, meanwhile, reported that traffic lights did not work because of Blackout and did not go public transport.

Recall that on August 20, 2010, about half of St. Petersburg and part of the Leningrad Region for several hours were without electricity. There were metro and electric trains, shops and gas stations closed, and giant traffic jams formed on the roads on the roads. After the audit, it was found that the cause was the wear of the cable.

Prior to this, in June, the Chesmenskaya substation turned off for several hours and almost the entire Frunze district of the city remained without light.