For the fourth day now, settlements in the Lovech region have been without electricity due to accidents after the heavy snowfall. There are villages without water supply. However, the situation is starting to normalize, the mayors of the region told BTA.
In the Lovech municipality, eight villages are without electricity, and most of them are also without water supply, as the pumping stations cannot be supplied with electricity. The roads are passable in winter conditions. Kazachevo – Gorno Pavlikene remains closed due to fallen stone pieces from the rocks, the mayor of Lovech, Stratsimir Petkov, told BTA. The mayor said that he will visit the places where there is no power supply.
A total of five settlements in Troyansko are without power supply - Shipkovo, Terziysko, Balabansko, Gumoshtnik and Debnevo, the mayor of the municipality Donka Mihaylova told BTA. Teams are working on site to eliminate the breakdowns. There is water supply everywhere, there is no problem with people accommodated in social services. The roads are passable in winter conditions. The Troyanski pass and the Shipkovo - Ribaritsa road remain closed.
According to Mihaylova, the tourism business is preparing to welcome its guests for the New Year holidays. Almost all of them have backup power supply and guarantee that they will welcome their guests under good conditions. She said that the problem with the power grid and frequent breakdowns will be raised at the state level. “A fundamental solution to the problem related to the need for serious investments in the power grid and staffing of the supporting companies will be sought“, Mihaylova pointed out.
The situation in Apriltsi is also normalizing, Mayor Tihomir Kukenski told BTA. There is a power outage in a large part of Apriltsi, as well as in the village of Velchevo and part of Drashkova Polyana. The mayor hopes that the residents and numerous guests of the municipality will welcome the New Year holidays without any problems.
The mayor of Teteven, Dr. Madlena Boyadzhieva, informed that power supply has been restored everywhere, only individual subscribers are without power, but the teams of the electricity distribution company are working to eliminate the breakdowns. According to the electricity distribution company, there is also a power outage in the municipality of Ugarchin.