Power outages began in Abkhazia in mid-November. Residents of the unrecognized republic receive less than three hours of light a day.
Russia will start humanitarian electricity supply to unrecognized Abkhazia from December 23, Abkhazia’s so-called President Badra Gunba said on Monday, December 23.
“In response to Abkhazia’s appeal, the Russian leadership has once again extended assistance to us and is beginning to conduct a humanitarian flow of electricity to the republic… On behalf of the people of Abkhazia, I express my sincere gratitude to the Russian .leadership and the entire fraternal Russian people for their help,” said Gunba.
On October 30, Abkhazia signed an investment agreement with Russia, according to which the Russian Federation planned to launch several large-scale tourism projects on the territory of the unrecognized republic.
This agreement has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition, which fears that the arrival of Russian business will deprive local residents of income from tourists.
Therefore, in mid-November, protests began in Abkhazia, which led to the resignation of the “president” of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, and Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab.
Power outages began in Abkhazia in mid-November. Residents of the unrecognized republic receive less than three hours of light a day. The republic receives its main energy supply by crossing from Russia, as well as from the Inguri hydroelectric station.
Let’s recall that recently the so-called president of Russian-occupied Abkhazia Badra Gunba warned that the region was facing a “humanitarian catastrophe” due to a critical lack of electricity.
Let’s add that the electricity supply to the residents of Russian-occupied Abkhazia has been cut. The Inguri hydroelectric power station was closed due to lack of water.
Source: korrespondent
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