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Power blackout hits Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Reuters ^ | 01/25/2021

Posted on 01/25/2022 3:36:00 PM PST by BenLurkin

The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on Tuesday, according to authorities and residents, after a major power line in Kazakhstan was disconnected.

The grids of the three ex-Soviet republics are interconnected, and via Kazakhstan are linked to the Russian power grid which they can use to cover unexpected shortages.

But Kazakhstan's North-South power line, which links densely populated southern Kazakhstan and its two neighbours to major power stations in northern Kazakhstan and the Russian network, was disconnected on Tuesday morning due to "emergency imbalances" in the Central Asian part of the grid, grid operator KEGOC said.

The blackout caused chaos across the region for several hours, with subway trains stuck in tunnels and skiers on lifts, airports closing, district heating and tap water pumps going idle and traffic lights switching off.

Neither [sic] of the three countries reported any problems with its power stations that could have caused the imbalances.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: blackmail; blackout; ccp; china; gazprom; kazakhstan; kyrgyzstan; russia; ukraine; uzbekistan
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1 posted on 01/25/2022 3:36:00 PM PST by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 01/25/2022 3:37:06 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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First thing I thought of, and in fact, that’s pretty much what happened.


3 posted on 01/25/2022 3:38:20 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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Sucks to be them.


4 posted on 01/25/2022 3:38:31 PM PST by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: BenLurkin

They won’t stan for that.


5 posted on 01/25/2022 3:39:18 PM PST by DannyTN
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Try saying the names of those three countries fast.
Say one right after the other.
Good exercise for loosening the tongue and jaw.


6 posted on 01/25/2022 3:40:13 PM PST by lee martell
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To: DannyTN

Make it look planned, Stan!


7 posted on 01/25/2022 3:40:20 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m sure, once the boys from the WEF/Davos discover the “slopes of Kazakhstan”, this will all be a thing of the past.


8 posted on 01/25/2022 3:42:11 PM PST by Salty Longshanks
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This outage also affected supply of electricity from that region to Afghanistan.


9 posted on 01/25/2022 3:43:13 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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Maybe Russia will target Davos?


10 posted on 01/25/2022 3:43:52 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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We can only hope. When do the a-holes meet next?


11 posted on 01/25/2022 3:47:50 PM PST by Salty Longshanks
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“Try saying the names of those three countries fast.”

I tried that and now saliva is leaking from my mouth.


12 posted on 01/25/2022 3:52:44 PM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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Lol!


13 posted on 01/25/2022 3:56:13 PM PST by lee martell
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Here's my off topic rant...
"Neither [sic] of the three countries..."
So Reuters is unhappy with the usage of "neither" (which means two) describing three countries, but they are perfectly happy with "their" and "they" (plural) being used in the singular.
14 posted on 01/25/2022 4:01:40 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
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Remember teaching Geography in 7 th grade. The “stans” were always the most difficult to remember for the kids.


15 posted on 01/25/2022 4:04:13 PM PST by mware (RETIRED)
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To: BenLurkin

did Putin stop a color revolution in Kazakhstan recently?

is this cyber attack just the NWO trying to regain lost ground?

is Ukraine just a thing because Putin stopped a color revolution in Kazakhstan?


16 posted on 01/25/2022 4:09:23 PM PST by MAGAthon
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To: humblegunner

But they have plenty of fossil fuels in the ground, I hear.


17 posted on 01/25/2022 5:08:46 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: mware

All muzziestans.


18 posted on 01/25/2022 5:11:41 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: BenLurkin

Can someone explain how bitcoin mining Can lead to increased power uses prompting a shutdown?? I honestly don’t get it.


19 posted on 01/25/2022 5:39:03 PM PST by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Rueters used “neither”


20 posted on 01/25/2022 5:40:33 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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