Reports also increased about disruptions of gas supply, news agency ELTA has learned from Rasa Juodkienė, head of public relations at Energijos skirstymo operatorius AB (ESO), electricity and natural gas distribution company.
The majority of outages occurred in Utena region due to a malfunction in the power grid. However, power was promptly restored to all consumers in the morning as electricity was supplied through another power line.
Outages were also reported in Alytus, Kaunas, Panevėžys and Klaipėda regions.
According to Lithuania’s Hydrometeorological Service, weather temperature on Monday morning dropped to -28 degrees Celsius in norhteastern Lithuania. On 7-8 January, weather temperature in the country was the lowest in the last three years.
