Self-generation and backup power sources will contribute to the Crimea to hold out until the commissioning of the first phase of the power bridge, although without temporal outages of electric energy in the end can not do, says Director of energy development Fund Sergey Pikin.

"It will last. If it will continue such actions on (damaged power lines - ed.), there are serious risks in the energy supply of the Crimea " - says Pikin.

As stated before, the rst phase of power bridge from the Kuban to the Crimea, which will give the opportunity to issue from the mainland to the Peninsula 400 MW, can pass at the end of December.

The Crimea in the night of Sunday was completely de-energized because of the erosion in the South Ukraine transmission towers supplying electricity to the Peninsula. In the region was introduced a state of emergency until full power is restored. Important infrastructure and social facilities of Crimea after the cessation of supplies from Ukraine were connected to emergency power sources.

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