Residents of Chechnya complained about power outages outside the approved schedules.
"Chechenenergo" announced a power outage on November 15 and 16, but residents of Chechnya complained on social media that there was no electricity already on November 14. Prolonged outages create significant domestic inconveniences, making it impossible even to charge mobile phones, they noted.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on November 9, residents of Chechnya complained about frequent power outages and prolonged electricity cuts. According to them, problems with electricity supply occur regularly and create domestic inconveniences.
JSC "Chechenenergo" has scheduled power outages in Grozny, Gudermes, and the Urus-Martan district on November 15 and 16. The restrictions are related to planned work on energy facilities. In some parts of Grozny, the duration of outages will be up to 12 hours.
Thus, on November 15, from 08:00 to 20:00, electricity was planned to be cut off on Putin and Isaev Avenues, Esambaev Boulevard, Petropavlovsk Highway, and several other streets in Grozny. On November 16, outages lasting up to eight hours are planned in several areas of the republic, according to the schedules published on the JSC "Chechenenergo" website.
The outage schedule was also published by the Instagram*-public chechnyatoday_95, which has about 693.6 thousand followers. As of 12:50 MSK on November 15, this post received three "Likes" and 36 comments.
Residents of Chechnya complained about the failure of energy workers to adhere to the published electricity outage schedules. "Wait, they said the 15th! Today is the 14th, restore the power, we haven't had time to charge our phones," wrote sarrah____11.
"Why was the power cut off already on the 14th, a rehearsal?" asked razzeta_nice.
"Today is only the 14th, and we are already without power," noted elzakhs.
Other residents criticized the duration of the power outages and complained about the related domestic inconveniences. "God, I have my days off exactly on these days, I can't clean or take a shower. How can you turn off the power for a whole day?" wrote vesnushka.gro.
"Three days without power, well, that's really not acceptable, to put it mildly. Especially when you touch Saturday and Sunday," noted imruslanovna.1998.
"It's okay during the day, but why turn it off at night?" protested timur595426.
As of 12:50 MSK on November 15, there were no comments on the JSC "Chechenenergo" website regarding residents' complaints about power outages outside the published schedules.
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that power supply interruptions in Chechnya have repeatedly created domestic problems for residents and led to material damage. For example, on November 26, 2025, the report of the republic's authorities on the readiness of public utilities for winter contradicted reports of large-scale power and water outages. Residents of Chechnya pointed to the wear and tear of electrical networks and the lack of solutions to utility problems.
On August 5, 2024, residents of Grozny reported that due to power outages, it was impossible to use elevators, air conditioners, and electric stoves. They also complained about household appliances breaking down due to voltage fluctuations. One Grozny resident noted that non-working elevators create special difficulties for elderly people and disabled individuals.
On February 2, 2024, residents of Chechnya reported additional expenses due to power supply interruptions. For example, one resident said that after a voltage spike, her washing machine worth 25,000 rubles burned out. Another resident reported that she had to buy special lamps for her children so they could do their homework during power outages. Lawyer Nikolai Dyakov noted that the electricity supplier is obliged to compensate for damages caused by voltage fluctuations.