Power supply restored in Tashkent after failure at TPP
Power supply has been restored in four districts of Tashkent after a failure at a thermal power plant. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.
According to the Ministry of Energy, on October 19 at 19:05, the protection system of the transformer at the Aksa Toshkent thermal power plant in the Kibray district was triggered. As a result, the station's capacity decreased from 460 MW to 185 MW. According to preliminary data from the department, the cause was damage to transformer T-5.
Due to the incident, the power supply was temporarily interrupted in some parts of the Yunusabad, Almazar, Mirzo-Ulugbek and Shaykhantakhur districts of the capital.
The Ministry of Energy clarified that at 19:09, the light was partially restored in the Yunusabad and Almazar districts, at 19:25, the power supply was fully restored due to backup sources, and by 19:38, the power supply to all consumers was fully restored.
Sources
- Хокимият Ташкента: ️ DIQQAT E’LON!!! government body
- Минэнерго Узбекистана: Toshkentning ayrim hududlarida elektr ta’minotida kuzatilgan uzilish qisqa vaqtda qayta tiklandi government body
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Published 19 October 2026, 20:32 · No updates · Russian original
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