On the night of October 31, thousands of Kaliningrad residents were left without electricity due to an accident at the 18+ thermal power plant. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the Internet publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA". The blackout in the Kaliningrad region happened shortly before midnight. The reason is "emergency activation of automation in CHPP-2", the press service of the regional government reported at night. Regional operator Rosti Yantar promised to fix the problem within an hour and then gradually connect subscribers. In the morning there were no more complaints about power outages. However, residents of Kaliningrad complained about electrical appliances and boilers breaking down as a result of power surges overnight. The scope of the accident was significant: complaints about the lack of light came from Kaliningrad, Svetlogorsk, Pionarsky, Yantarny, Gvordisk, Gorievsk, Bagratnovsk and other cities. The blackout also caused disruptions in cellular communications. Power outages in the area have occurred in the past - for example, in the summer of 2026 or in the spring and summer of 2025. In 2025, the region cut off from the joint energy ring with Belarus and the Baltic states, which also supplied electricity to the Russian enclave. The government of the Kaliningrad region then announced "confirmation of the full readiness of the region's energy system to function independently and reliably". Photo: Kgd.ru.

On the night of October 31, thousands of Kaliningrad residents were left without electricity due to an accident at the 18+ thermal power plant. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the Internet publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA". The blackout in the Kaliningrad region happened shortly before midnight. The reason is "emergency activation of automation in CHPP-2", the press service of the regional government reported at night. Regional operator Rosti Yantar promised to fix the problem within an hour and then gradually connect subscribers. In the morning there were no more complaints about power outages. However, residents of Kaliningrad complained about electrical appliances and boilers breaking down as a result of power surges overnight. The scope of the accident was significant: complaints about the lack of light came from Kaliningrad, Svetlogorsk, Pionarsky, Yantarny, Gvordisk, Gorievsk, Bagratnovsk and other cities. The blackout also caused disruptions in cellular communications. Power outages in the area have occurred in the past - for example, in the summer of 2026 or in the spring and summer of 2025. In 2025, the region cut off from the joint energy ring with Belarus and the Baltic states, which also supplied electricity to the Russian enclave. The government of the Kaliningrad region then announced "confirmation of the full readiness of the region's energy system to function independently and reliably". Photo: Kgd.ru.