Suspicions of equipment malfunction at the Inguri Hydroelectric Power Station in Georgia were not confirmed. Testing showed that all units operate properly, and the cause of blackouts was the protective automatic system. BMG announced the technical director of Inguri GES Gia Khubua. "The test showed that suspicions about equipment malfunction at Inguri GES were not confirmed — none of them failed, all work properly. But the energy system is unique, where generation and consumption are connected. Sometimes, certain outputs are disconnected, and we believe this is the cause of the problem," said Khubua. According to him, the system's energy balance depends not only on generation but also on the consumption of the automatic system, which must maintain the balance during blackouts. Khubua noted that over the past 10 years...