Residents of five villages in Dagestan were left without power after the accident.
As a result of the accident on the power grids, residents of the Tlyaratinsky district were left without electricity.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", residents of Dagestan regularly face power outages. On October 29, there was an emergency power outage in 15 settlements across six municipalities. Power supply was discontinued to 7,400 homes, where 30,600 people live.
The day before, on October 28, power supply was interrupted in 13 settlements of the Kizilyurt, Tarumov, and Khiv districts due to short circuits in the power grids. The consequences of the accident were eliminated the same day.
Information about the emergency power outage was received from the dispatch service of the Tlyaratinsky district at 17:20 Moscow time on November 7, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Dagestan reported on its website.
The preliminary cause is a short circuit on the power line.
"Five settlements in the Tlyaratinsky district are affected. The preliminary cause is a short circuit on the power line," the publication states.
A team of four from the "power grid brigade" has been involved in eliminating the consequences of the accident, the report notes.
As of 07:53 Moscow time on November 8, the agency did not report the completion of work, but in the summary published at 06:00 Moscow time, it mentioned that "emergency recovery work on power supply in the Tlyaratinsky district" is under the control of the management.
The company "Dagenergo" (a branch of "Rosseti North Caucasus") did not report the accident in the Tlyaratinsky district on its Telegram channel.
On October 1, the electricity tariff in Dagestan increased by 11.3%. Residents of the republic noted that the tariff increase occurred against the backdrop of regular power supply interruptions.
Power outages led to street protests in Dagestan
Residents of Dagestan have repeatedly complained about power outages and have taken to spontaneous protests. For instance, on August 13, residents of Makhachkala blocked traffic due to a three-day power outage. Energy workers explained the outage by damage to a facility on private property. A similar protest took place a week earlier, on August 6.
In February, residents of Makhachkala reported outages lasting 6-10 hours and fruitless appeals to officials. Due to the lack of electricity, heating and water supply did not work in homes, and some families were forced to move in with relatives.
Unresolved issues in the housing and utilities sector are a factor in the growth of protest activity in Dagestan, said Sergey Bachurin, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasus Federal District, on January 19. Residents of Makhachkala agreed with his opinion.
In the summer of 2025, the head of Dagestan acknowledged that the power supply system in the republic "is operating at its limit," and the networks "are not ready for such loads". At the same time, the official noted the inefficiency and sluggishness of the authorities.