(Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) This audio is created with AI assistance Georgia's Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia lost all electricity supply due to the shutdown of the only power station supplying energy to the region, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Dec. 11, citing an Abkhaz energy company.
The region has recently faced energy shortages aggravated by a growing spat with its Russian patrons. Moscow has cut almost all funding, including money crucial for the energy sector, after Abkhazia's local council voted against a controversial investment agreement with Russia.
The full-blown energy crisis came even though the Abkhaz authorities appealed to Russia for assistance on Dec. 6. Russia has occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia after a war with Tbilisi in 2008, backing local breakaway leadership. Both regions are internationally recognized as Georgia 's sovereign soil.
The current state of Abkhazia''s power grid is characterised by a high level of wear and tear and outdated network equipment. This, according to the Abkhazian Energy Ministry, leads to significant losses
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Although it is true that the Georgian government has not provided additional electricity to Abkhazia, the problem in the supply was caused by the decrease in the water level of the Enguri
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Abkhazia traditionally encounters power shortages in the fall-winter season due to lower water levels in the Ingur Hydropower Plant''s reservoir. Abkhazia has no centralized heating system
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In the last months of 2024, Abkhazia grappled with severe electricity shortages primarily due to the low water levels in the Enguri hydroelectric dam, which straddles the border between the
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Abkhazia and Georgia have an agreement on electricity distribution: Abkhazia receives 40%, Georgia 60%. Amid the energy crisis in Abkhazia, a mobile operator has warned of power
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The upcoming three-month closure of Georgia''s Enguri hydropower plant for repairs will leave the breakaway territory of Abkhazia without a regular energy supply. The plant accounts for all
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Abkhazia faces an imminent energy crisis, potentially leaving the region without power for up to 16 hours a day unless funds are secured to purchase electricity from Russia. Amid strained
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Russian authorities have started delivering “humanitarian” electricity to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia to alleviate a severe energy crisis, Interfax reported Monday, citing the...
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Georgia''s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia lost all electricity supply due to the shutdown of the only power station supplying energy to the region, Russian state news agency TASS
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Because cryptocurrency mining uses a lot of electricity, it has put additional strain on Abkhazia''s already scarce energy supplies. Tensions inside the government have been raised by the
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