Visible poles of advanced voltage line erstwhile the Czech Republic faces a major power outage close Benešov, Czech Republic, 4 July 2025. © AP photograph / Petr David Josek
Large parts of the Czech Republic, including the capital Prague, were affected by a crucial power outage on Friday.Authorities attributed the incidental to a method failure, not a cyber attack.
The black break began around noon local time, causing a temporary closure of the full metro strategy in Prague.The municipal transport authorities reported that services on lines A and C were resumed within 15 minutes, while line B was restarted after about 30 minutes.Tram services on the right bank of Vltava were besides halted, while those on the left bank continued to operate.
In addition, any rail services close Prague and another regions have experienced disruption.Prime Minister Petr Fiala confirmed a power outage in a post on social platform X, stating that it had touched another parts of the country and that the authorities were addressing the problem.
The national energy network operator, CEPS, reported problems in the northern and east regions of the Czech Republic.Interior Minister Vit Rakusan confirmed that there were no signs of a cybernetic or terrorist attack, suggesting that the probable origin was a method malfunction.
CEPS reported that the failure affected 8 substations and 5 of them resumed operations until the announcement was made.
The company is inactive investigating the origin of the crash.The accident besides led to reports of people trapped in elevators in parts of Prague and the central Czech Republic.
Emergency services responded to many distress calls.Václav Havel airport in Prague, the city's global airport, was not affected by the accident.The failure in the Czech Republic occurred after a major power failure, which in early this year plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness for respective hours.
This failure was dropped on ‘voltage surge’, Although first concerns pointed to a possible cyber attack.Friday's disruption besides occurred after the heat wave in Europe, which increased the request for cooling systems.
However, on Friday the temperature in Prague fell to about 25°C (77°F), while the day before that was 34°C.
Translated by Google Translator
Source:https://www.rt.com/news/620998-czech-electricity-outage/
