(Bloomberg) -- Several Russian regions faced power outages after a malfunction at a nuclear power plant forced authorities to limit electricity to the grid amid soaring temperatures in the south of the country.
Russia temporarily restricted the electricity supply in some southern regions by 1.5 gigawatts after power-generating equipment malfunctioned at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, the Energy Ministry said in a Telegram post Tuesday. The outage occurred due to false tripping of generator protection, and the unit was brought back online early Wednesday, Rosatom Corp. said on Telegram.
Some consumers in occupied Crimea and Zaporizhzhia were left without electricity due to an overloading of the grid, according to local authorities appointed by Russia. Southern areas of Russia and Ukraine have been experiencing temperatures of around 40C (104F).
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One of the power units at the plant switched off due to a malfunction in the turbo generator, Rostov NPP said in an emailed statement. Two of the four units are operating as normal at a capacity of 1,700 megawatts while a third unit has been undergoing scheduled maintenance. Radiation levels in the vicinity of the Rostov station remained normal, according to the statement.
(Updates with power unit being restored in second paragraph)
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