LatviaPublished: 11 September 2026 at 05:12

Around 1,700 households in Riga left without power on Thursday evening

A power supply disruption hit several neighborhoods in Riga on Thursday evening, leaving roughly 1,700 customers of grid operator AS "Sadales tīkls" without electricity, the company reported.

An electricity supply disruption occurred in Riga on Thursday evening, cutting power to approximately 1,700 customers of grid operator AS "Sadales tīkls," the company said.

The outage affected residents in the areas around Dravnieku, Ulbrokas, Dzeņu and Augusta Deglava streets. "Sadales tīkls" confirmed the disruption to the affected customers but did not provide further details on the cause of the outage or an expected timeline for restoring supply.

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