During a teleconference on August 17, Minister of Energy Alexander Novak reported to President Vladimir Putin about the conditions of electricity network facilities affected by the flood in the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Khabarovsk Territory.
He said that the following systems have been waterlogged: 260 power transmission lines, 6,463 towers and three 35 kW and 110 kW substations.
Specialists from the Federal Unified Energy System and the Far Eastern Grid Company (DRSK) are now fixing the damaged facilities. All customers have been switched to backup energy sources and are receiving energy on a steady basis.
Mr Novak reported that all machines and equipment are working smoothly and energy is supplied without any violations. There is no damage to the dam embankment.
At the Zeya Hydro-Power Station, the backwater level stands at 319.5 metres, increasing by three centimetres every four hours. Downstream water is at 225.2 metres, growing by two centimetres every four hours. A total of 4,469 cubic m/s of water are being discharged. The water inflow amounts to 7,900 cub m/s and may increase to 10,000 cubic m/s.
At the Bureiskaya Hydro-Power Station, the backwater level is 225.48 metres, increasing by one centimetre every four hours; downstream is at 139.26 metres, growing by 51 centimetres every four hours. The aggregate water inflow is 4,320 cubic v/s and the total discharge is 3,200 cubic m/s.
The Ministry of Energy specialists are monitoring the situation and coordinating actions to eliminate the consequences of flooding without interruptions.
Source: Ministry of Energy
