Georgia Hit by Third Mass Power Outage in Two Weeks
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Georgia suffered a nationwide power outage on August 5, the third major blackout in two weeks. The cut left Tbilisi and most regions without electricity, stopping metro service and rail operations, and cutting water to parts of the population. The State Security Service of Georgia is investigating the outages as possible sabotage.
The Blackout
At 20:10 local time on August 5, power was cut across Georgia, according to Manset.az, which cited APA. All cities were affected, with Tbilisi plunged into darkness. This marks the third large-scale outage since July 24, when the first blackout struck the country.
Infrastructure Paralysis
The outage brought Tbilisi’s metro to a halt and suspended railway services nationwide, Tengrinews reported, citing Sova News. Water supply was also disrupted for parts of the population. The previous blackouts on July 24 and 25 had similarly shut down metro and rail lines and caused communication and water outages.
Sabotage Investigation
Georgia’s State Security Service has opened a sabotage investigation into the outages, according to the primary report. The first blackout, on the night of July 24, was preliminarily attributed to the Georgian energy system’s separation from Azerbaijan’s grid, while the second, on July 25, was blamed on an accident on the Imereti transmission line, as reported by Tengrinews.
What's Next
The Georgian government has not yet identified a cause for the August 5 outage, and it remains unclear how long power restoration will take. Analysts warn that further disruptions could occur if underlying vulnerabilities are not addressed.
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Georgia Hit by Third Mass Power Outage in Two Weeks
