Part of Czechia is without power; energy companies do not yet know the cause of the problems

Part of Czechia is without power. Among the areas affected are parts of Prague and the Central Bohemian, Ústí nad Labem and Liberec regions. Part of the transmission system is de-energized, and the outage has also affected some transmission substations. The system operator ČEPS announced the incident. It does not yet know the cause of the problems, and technicians are working to fix them. In some places where the power was out after noon, electricity was restored before 1 p.m.

"We can currently confirm that line V411 failed, subsequently causing islanded operation in the north and east of the Czech Republic. Part of the transmission system is de-energized, and the incident has also affected a large number of transmission substations. The causes are being investigated, and ČEPS energy sector specialists are working intensively to restore electricity supplies," the company said today.

Line V411 is a line at the highest voltage level in Czechia. These lines are used to carry large amounts of power from power plants and to transmit electricity over long distances.

Prague Energy (Pražská energetika), the electricity distributor in the capital, confirmed that the city centre is without power, as are areas including Spořilov, Žižkov and Jižní Město, as well as other parts of Prague.

ČEZ Distribuce has also reported outages, but does not yet know their exact extent. Outages have been confirmed, for example, in parts of the Central Bohemian, Ústí nad Labem and Liberec regions. Problems have also subsequently been reported in eastern Bohemia.

By contrast, the distribution company EG.D, which distributes electricity in South Bohemia and South Moravia, the Vysočina Region and parts of the Zlín and Olomouc regions, has not recorded any outages so far, spokesperson Roman Šperňák told the Czech News Agency (ČTK).