Damage from turning off electricity in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan can be hundreds of billions of dollars for several hours, Candidate of Economic Sciences, financial analyst Mikhail Belyaev, believes. He said “Lent.Ru.”
According to Belyaeva, the turning off of electricity even for several hours leads to colossal economic damage, as this is reflected not only on the household level, but also on the industrial and transport sectors. It is also a blow to the branches of the continuous cycle, electronics and information and technological means, with which coordination of economic processes is carried out.
“The recovery period will be not so simple. It is not easy to turn on again, to use electricity, and everything will start immediately. There will also be subsequent Aftershoks, as with earthquakes that will reach long enough. These Aftershoks will have a rather devastating consequence For the economy. Exact figures do not call here, but the word collapse is suitable here well, “the economist explained.
Earlier in Central Asia there was a mass failure, depriving electricity Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The press service of the Kazakhstan operator for the management of electrical networks KEGOC reported that this was due to the transit line overload.