Massive power outage hits Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia
The entire region of Dalmatia, located along the Croatian coast, Montenegro, and parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lost access to power supplies on Friday, according to local media. The cause is a failure in Montenegro's electrical transmission system. It is unknown when the problem will be resolved.
4:22 PM EDT, June 21, 2024
In Split, Croatia, traffic signals malfunctioned, and the city was plagued by the constant sounds of emergency service vehicles' sirens. Power supply issues also affected other locations, such as Makarska, Dubrovnik, Zadar, and numerous islands in the Adriatic, reported the "Jutarnji list" daily.
The Bosnian newspaper Oslobodjenje reported that traffic lights stopped working in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and trams came to a halt. The cities of Tuzla, Banja Luka, Mostar, and Zenica also experienced power outages.
The Montenegrin Electricity Distribution System (CEDIS) announced that almost all of Montenegro has been left without electricity. The company informed on Facebook that the problems stem from a national power transmission system failure. However, there was no information on when the situation would be resolved. According to national media, a fire broke out on one of the transmission lines.
The Balkan section of Radio Free Europe reported that Luka Petrović, director of the company responsible for power distribution in the Republika Srpska, explained the cause of the power outages in most of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He claims that it was due to a failure in Montenegro's power grid.
Split, Šibenik, Omiš, Makarska, Dubrovnik, Zadar, and numerous islands remain without power. Power supply issues are also present in BiH and Montenegro. At this time, it is unknown what caused the outage and when it will be resolved. Due to the lack of power, traffic signals are not functioning, causing traffic disruptions, reported the Embassy.
