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Following the recent tightening of quarantine by the government and the introduction of compulsory work from home for both the public and private sectors, Regina (name changed, person known), who lives in Dievogala village, said she was facing problems that hinder the implementation of the recommendation.
The woman said that having recently received knowledge from ESO about switching off the light, and the fact that there is compulsory work from home, greatly complicates the situation.
According to her, due to the frequent disconnection of electricity, residents are left without heat or hot tea, not to mention the difficult conditions for working from home.
“It means there will be no heating, we won’t be able to work, we won’t even be able to make tea.
Also, people raise young children and have patients who will also be cold at home all day, ”he said.
According to the woman, electricity was disconnected on both November 26 and December 11, and is scheduled to be temporarily disconnected on the 15th.
“ESO states on its website that electricity is currently disconnected only when necessary to rectify faults.
At the moment there is no fault, and if it is necessary to fix something, it may be possible to disconnect it at 2 in the afternoon, but not for the whole day ”, he considered.
Delfi has approached the Ignitis Group, owner of ESO. Tadas Markevičius, its public relations project manager, assured that the reconstruction of the power lines and the elimination of the defects in the lines are currently being carried out at the mentioned address in the town of Dievogala.
“This is necessary to guarantee the quality and reliability of the electricity supplied to customers. We will do everything possible so that the work is completed in the shortest possible time,” he said.
When asked if such work could be done at night or early in the morning, before or after business hours, the representative regretted that this was not possible.
“Reconstruction and repair work on electrical equipment is not carried out during the dark hours of the day (except for emergency work when it is necessary to restore power to customers), as this represents a threat to the safety of employees.
I would also like to mention that ESO specialists aim to ensure that the disconnection from the power grid is as short as possible due to a possible failure. Disconnections scheduled in September – November. The data shows that to reduce the inconvenience to the population, the work is carried out on average 2 hours. faster than expected and the average duration of the work performed is less than 4 hours ”, explains T. Markevičius.
According to him, it was also not possible to postpone the works for a later period, since they had to be completed in the spring.
“The intensified work schedule in the second half of the year was due to the fact that in the spring, when the first quarantine in the country was announced, much of the planned network reconstruction works were suspended and postponed to a later date.
Therefore, most of these works have already been carried over from the previous period, “he said.
As the holiday period approaches, ESO will reduce the workload of the electricity distribution network, shorten the work time performed
A press release issued on Friday said that in light of the ongoing quarantine, upcoming holidays, and children’s vacations, electricity grid reconstruction work schedules are being revised to minimize work time and minimize disruptions. inconvenience to residents due to planned power outages.
The scheduled works will not run from December 24 to 27. and December 31. – January 1 During the holidays, ESO will only undertake troubleshooting work, for example, if a tree has fallen on the power line, the power line or the transformer has failed for other reasons, critical defects of the network or other equipment on the electrical or gas network has failed.
“Recently, there have been requests from residents regarding planned power outages. Residents themselves are also requesting more actively than usual for grid failures, as well as to complete grid connection or power-up work on their homes. An intensified work schedule is observed throughout the second semester of the year due to the fact that in the spring, when the first quarantine was announced in the country, part of the reconstruction work planned for the reliability of the network was temporarily postponed.
ESO understands that during quarantine, when a large part of the population works from home, even a temporary power outage causes inconvenience, at the same time, ESO has a duty to ensure the reliability of the power supply so that electricity and gas reach all Lithuanian households. As a result, in some cases, customers have to temporarily disconnect their power supply due to the need to connect new neighborhood customers to the grid, who cannot fully settle into their homes without electricity.
In addition, when other customers request relevant work on the same line or, after assessing the hazards during the winter, it is necessary to carry out work to eliminate defects or potential threats, when the entire line may be interrupted due to snow or ice and the time without electricity would be much longer. “
It is believed that in order for customers to prepare for the planned disconnections from the electrical network, the contacts indicated by the customer will be informed about it 5 days in advance by SMS and email.
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