A major power outage that struck the Czech Republic on Friday was caused by a technical fault, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters at a press conference, noting that the full restoration of the damaged power line "should occur no later than tomorrow morning."
At present, 2,000 electricity supply points remain without power, while initially about 1 million were affected, according to Industry and Trade Minister Lukas Vlcek, reported Xinhua.
The outage, which has struck several regions in the Czech Republic since noon, affected eight of the country's 44 high-voltage substations, resulting in power cuts in the Liberec, Usti nad Labem, Hradec Kralove regions in the north, the Central Bohemian Region and parts of Prague, the Czech Electricity Transmission System (CEPS) reported.
CEPS spokesman Lukas Hrabal said on the social media platform X that the blackout was triggered by a mechanical failure of a phase conductor on a high-voltage line.
The disruption severely impacted transport and public services. According to local media reports, train services on several lines across the Czech Republic were suspended after noon due to the power outage, with some trains, including international routes, experiencing delays of over two hours. In Prague, the metro system was out of operation for approximately 30 minutes, while tram services on the right bank of the Vltava River were disrupted for about three hours.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the outage also affected nearly 1,000 mobile network stations, which remained operational using backup power.
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