Almost 200 localities experienced power outages on Sunday evening. Over 123,000 consumers remained fully or partially disconnected from the power supply as the snowstorms seriously damaged power networks in central and southern Moldova, IPN reports.
According to Premier Energy Distribution, the situation worsened towards Sunday evening as the whiteouts continued. At 6 p.m., blackouts were reported in 197 localities in the districts of Criuleni, Strășeni, Călărași, Ialoveni, Căușeni, Ștefan Vodă, Anenii, Noi, Hâncești, Comrat, Cahul, Cantemir, Vulcănești, Taraclia, Cimișlia, Ceadîr-Lunga, and Leova.
“The effort of our emergency response teams has been hampered by the difficult access or lack of access to electrical installations owing to the impassable roads. However, all the measures are being taken to secure the places where cable breaks were reported so as to exclude risks of injury. The necessary works are to be performed there,” the power supplier noted in a press release.
The company urges to strictly obey the electrical safety rules and to immediately notify the distribution operator on 022 43 11 11 if one sees downed or broken cables.
It has been snowing heavily all over Moldova, primarily in the central and southern districts, since Saturday night and the high winds formed snow piles everywhere, blocking road sections. Over 150 localities experienced power outages. A yellow and orange code warning for the period was issued. The State Weather Service extended the yellow code advisory for high winds until Monday noon. The wind is expected to intensify to 20 m/s.
