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Power outages in the Balkans persist

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2026-07-29 22:56 UTC → 2026-08-01 07:32 UTC · added removed

Maintenance‑driven electricity cuts continued across the Balkans into through early August 2026. The previously announced reported outages in Sarajevo (July 29‑30) and multiple Montenegrin municipalities remained in effect, with the longest interruption in Sarajevo’s Sokolović Kolonija district lasting until ending at 15:30 on July 30. On July 29‑31, Bulgarian utilities began carried out scheduled cuts in the Ruse and Varna regions. In Ruse, villages such as Cenovo, Prosenа, Dolno Ablanovo, Novo Selo and Nikolovo faced outages between 08:30‑16:00 on July 29 29‑30 and 09:00‑12:30 on July 30. In in the Varna province, towns including Ignatievo, Dobrogled, Prіpek, Slŭnchevo, Banovo, Dolishte‑Southwest, Neofit Rilski, Momčilovo, Štipsko, Petrov Dol and Devnya‑Povеляново experienced staggered shutdowns from 08:00‑17:00 on July 30‑31. All interruptions were attributed to 30‑31, citing urgent repairs and preventive maintenance of electricity distribution infrastructure. The series On July 30, Kosovo’s electricity distributor (KEDS) announced planned maintenance that caused temporary interruptions in Pristina, Obiliq, Peja and surrounding villages, with outage windows between 10:00 and 18:00. A further round of coordinated mandatory safety works was scheduled for 1 August, affecting the 110/35 kV line serving Prizren and the 110/10 kV line, with outages from 05:00 to 15:00 to replace damaged transmission‑tower columns. These coordinated shutdowns across Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia‑Herzegovina, Montenegro Montenegro, Bulgaria, and now Bulgaria Kosovo illustrate a region‑wide effort to upgrade aging power networks and address aging equipment. equipment failures.

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  1. 2026-08-01 07:32 UTC Power outages in the Balkans persist
  2. 2026-07-29 22:56 UTC Power outages in the Balkans persist
  3. 2026-07-29 08:44 UTC Power outages in the Balkans persist
  4. 2026-07-26 14:31 UTC Power outages in the Balkans persist

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