# Georgia power blackout investigation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/georgia-power-blackout-investigation
> Updated: 2026-07-25T21:41:11.000Z. Sources: 17. Developments: 2.

In late July 2026 Georgia suffered two nationwide electricity outages—first after midnight on 24 July, then again at 08:00 on 25 July. The blackouts halted the Tbilisi metro, suspended railway services, affected water‑pumping stations and caused intermittent mobile‑internet and cellular network failures across major cities such as Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Kobuleti and Telavi.

The State Security Service opened a criminal investigation for possible sabotage under the Georgian Criminal Code. Authorities focused on the disconnection of the 500‑kilovolt “Imereti” transmission line from the Enguri Hydroelectric Power Plant, though the grid operator denied fault. Restoration took up to 30 hours after the first outage and about two hours after the second, while the national regulator convened an emergency meeting and granted investigators unrestricted access to energy‑sector data.

No further developments have been reported since the emergency meeting, and the investigation remains ongoing.

## Claims

- Planned electricity outages will occur in parts of Kłodzko county, Poland, from 27 July to 31 July 2026. (single source)
- PGE Dystrybucja announced staged electricity outages in the Podkarpackie region starting 27 July 2026, with durations from minutes up to several hours. (single source)
- Wielkopolska will see electricity shutdowns from 27 July to 3 August 2026 across multiple gminas, with specific time windows for each locality. (single source)
- The Łódź region (Rejon Energetyczny Bełchatów) will have electricity outages from 27 July to 31 July 2026 affecting towns such as Kaszewice‑Kolonia, Bełchatów and surrounding villages. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-07-25: Poland plans widespread electricity cuts in multiple regions July 27‑31

Poland will implement staged electricity outages in Kłodzko, Podkarpackie, Wielkopolska and Łódź regions from 27‑31 July 2026 as part of grid modernisation, with interruptions lasting up to several hours.

9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/georgia-power-outages-trigger-sabotage-investigation

### 2026-07-23: Georgia launches sabotage probe after two nationwide blackouts

Georgia suffered two nationwide blackouts on July 24‑25, plunging Tbilisi and other cities into darkness and halting transport, water and internet services. The State Security Service opened a sabotage probe as

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/georgia-faces-nationwide-blackout-after-power-line-to-turkey-is-cut

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