The State Electricity System Operator /ESO/ notified ERM West that on July 30, 2026 /Thursday/, due to repair activities at the substation “Gulyantsi“ 110/20 kV, a change in the power supply scheme of the substation is required.
Due to the change in the power supply scheme of the ESO substation, for the periods from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00 on July 30, 2026, power supply disruptions are possible in the town of Gulyantsi and the villages of Brest, Gigen, Iskar, Milkovitsa and Somovit in the Gulyantsi municipality, Pleven region, as well as in the villages of Krusovene, Baikal, Orehovitsa and Slavovitsa in the Dolna Mitropolia municipality, Pleven region.
ERM Zapad, in its capacity as the operator of the electricity distribution network, is obliged to ensure safe conditions for the implementation of activities at the ESO facility. The change of the power supply scheme cannot be implemented without operational switching, which leads to short power outages.
ERM Zapad is taking all measures to minimize inconvenience to consumers. The company is constantly ready to respond in case of need.
Information about the regions where planned outages are coming, their duration, as well as whether a specific address falls within their scope, can be found on the ERM Zapad website, in the Outages section: https://ermzapad.bg/bg/za-klienta/prekusvania/.
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