The electricity went out on the Dalmatian coast and inland at around 12.20 p.m., Croatian television HRT reported. Holiday hotspots such as Dubrovnik, Split and Zadar were affected.
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The cause of the blackout is said to have been disruptions caused by overloads at the network operators in neighboring countries, which were also struggling with widespread power outages. According to HRT, in Croatia, power gradually returned after just over an hour. Temperatures of up to 37 degrees were measured in Split on Friday.
Montenegro particularly badly affected
Montenegro, the southern Adriatic neighbour, was left almost entirely without electricity. In the capital Podgorica, the water supply also failed at times, local media reported. The trigger for the nationwide blackout may have been a fire in a Montenegrin substation on the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina, reported the Montenegrin news portal “vijesti.me” citing the national grid operator CGES.
Power outages also occurred in large parts of Bosnia, including the capital Sarajevo. The failure of all traffic lights led to traffic chaos there, Bosnian media reported.
In Albania, the power went out in most cities, but mostly returned after half an hour, reported the news portal “top-channel.tv”. According to this source, the Albanian grid operator OST attributed the blackout to a defect in the high-voltage lines in the border area with Greece. It was caused by high loads and extremely hot weather.
The power grids of the Balkan countries are closely interconnected. Disruptions and outages can therefore spread over long distances.
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