Post by account_disabled on Jan 31, 2024 6:59:35 GMT
The utility infrastructure of Kazakhstan, which previously caused a lot of criticism, has begun to burst at the seams in recent days. In a number of regions of the country, truly wintery, frosty weather set in and local networks could no longer cope with the increased load. Emergency situations occur one after another in different cities of the republic. The Deputy Minister of Energy and regional akims (heads of administrations), who reported on readiness for the heating season, will have to answer for them “with their heads.” Details are in the Fergana article. On the night of December 10, at the Ekibastuz Thermal Power Plant, the water supply system intended for removing ash from hot water boiler units was damaged, which caused one of the production premises to be flooded.
While the accident was being eliminated, three boilers were switched to fuel oil, and heat was supplied to the houses of Ekibastuz residents “according to reduced parameters” in thirty-degree frosts. By the morning of December 11, the consequences of the Country Email List accident, the akimat reported, had been completely eliminated. True, this does not make it any easier for local residents - the end of the heating season is still far away, and so far everything indicates that it can repeat the previous one. A year ago in November, due to a large- scale accident at the thermal power plant, Ekibastuz was left without heat
A state of emergency was introduced in the city, and then throughout the winter, local residents complained about the cold in their apartments and “astronomical” electricity bills due to working heaters. Last spring, the government allocated 7.4 billion tenge ($16 million) from the budget for the repair of the Ekibastuz thermal power plant and promised to strictly control its operation. On the page of the akim of the Pavlodar region on Instagram ( owned by the Meta corporation, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation ), local residents are now asking to find out where this money was spent.
While the accident was being eliminated, three boilers were switched to fuel oil, and heat was supplied to the houses of Ekibastuz residents “according to reduced parameters” in thirty-degree frosts. By the morning of December 11, the consequences of the Country Email List accident, the akimat reported, had been completely eliminated. True, this does not make it any easier for local residents - the end of the heating season is still far away, and so far everything indicates that it can repeat the previous one. A year ago in November, due to a large- scale accident at the thermal power plant, Ekibastuz was left without heat
A state of emergency was introduced in the city, and then throughout the winter, local residents complained about the cold in their apartments and “astronomical” electricity bills due to working heaters. Last spring, the government allocated 7.4 billion tenge ($16 million) from the budget for the repair of the Ekibastuz thermal power plant and promised to strictly control its operation. On the page of the akim of the Pavlodar region on Instagram ( owned by the Meta corporation, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation ), local residents are now asking to find out where this money was spent.