Georgia’s energy regulator launches investigation into major power system accident

The Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) on Friday launched an investigation into the causes of a large-scale accident that disrupted Georgia’s electricity and telecommunications networks on Thursday.

The commission stated that the accident took place at approximately 12:10 a.m. on July 24, resulting in temporary interruptions to electricity supply in Tbilisi and most regions of Georgia.

“On July 24 of this year, at approximately 12:10 a.m., a system-wide emergency outage in the country’s energy system caused disruptions to electricity and telecommunications networks. As a result, electricity supply was temporarily interrupted in Tbilisi and most regions of Georgia”, the statement said.