The village of Drąsiai, located very close to the Molėtai road, is about 40 kilometers away from Vilnius.
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The energy distribution operator (ESO) does not even show on the outage map that the village has lost power.
“Such a government – nothing good”
However, Violeta, who lives in the village, told 15min otherwise and claimed that broken electrical wires are still scattered in the yard.
“It has been 17 days (…) We have been without electricity for a long time and no one comes, no one checks, and their website does not even indicate a fault,” said the resident of Drąsiai.
She said she received a generator from acquaintances, which helps meet minimal needs, but life is considerably difficult and it is unclear when the electricity will be restored.
We cannot do laundry, cannot do anything, and no one tells us when the electricity will be back.
“Just to save the refrigerator at least, we bought a gas stove because I have a small child – I need to think about how to feed him, how to keep him warm. We cannot do laundry, cannot do anything, and no one tells us when the electricity will be back,” said Violeta, who drives daily to the gas station to buy gasoline for the generator.
“When I called on September 2, they assured me that the electricity would be back on the 3rd, although I told them that wires were scattered in our yard – would they really fix it in one day? And they assured me that yes,” she added.
The woman said she had called and written to ESO, sending photos of broken, scattered electrical wires, but so far it has not helped. According to Violeta, neighbors also do not have electricity, with broken wires scattered right in the water.
“It is important to me that ESO cooperates and responds (…) You plan your time, and now, since September 3, they do not answer or write back, so I think there is no communication (…) The mayor says nothing, the elder says nothing either. Such a government – nothing good, because they do not care about the elderly or small children,” Violeta insisted.
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She also said that during the days of heavy rain, she had moved to live in a hotel: “I hope they will compensate.”
When will the electricity be restored?
ESO press representative Rasa Juodkienė told 15min that the dangerous situation due to broken wires has been resolved – the power has been disconnected. Meanwhile, specialists are working in the village on Monday and should restore electricity supply soon.
“Our team has been there – the power is disconnected. The team is performing repair work there today. The plan is to restore supply today,” said the ESO representative.
According to her, over 4,000 such situations with dangerously hanging electrical wires have been registered in total.
“Both in yards, on roads, and near people’s properties. The peak was over 4,000. We formed special separate teams that went to those dangerous situations – power was disconnected, wires were wrapped, etc.,” R. Juodkienė said, adding that now there are “barely a hundred” such situations, mostly around Utena, Zarasai, Anykščiai, Ukmergė.
The ESO representative said that generators were provided to various institutions – hospitals, nursing homes, and even to people, with fuel being supplied to some.
“About 400 generators are operating in the network, most of them installed for people (…) Considering where elderly and lonely people live, fuel is also delivered to them,” said the ESO press representative.
Attempts to contact the Dubingiai elder and the mayor of Molėtai district by 15min on Monday were unsuccessful.
According to ESO data, about 1,200 customers are still without electricity. However, about a quarter of these are reportedly uninhabited properties.
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