Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Taganrog, Russia, restores electricity after a high-voltage line shutdown left parts of the city without power. A transformer fire was reported.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Electricity supply in the city of Taganrog in southern Russia has been fully restored, local authorities said on Sunday.
Some parts of the city in the Rostov region were left without power for several hours due to an emergency shutdown of a high-voltage line.
The authorities did not say what had caused the shutdown. Local media 161.ru reported, citing the regional emergencies ministry, that a transformer substation caught fire.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
Electricity supply refers to the provision of electrical power to homes, businesses, and other facilities. It is essential for lighting, heating, and powering appliances.
An emergency shutdown is a sudden and immediate cessation of operations, often implemented to prevent damage or ensure safety in critical systems, such as electrical grids.
A transformer substation is a facility that converts high-voltage electricity to lower voltages suitable for distribution to homes and businesses.
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