OAO RusHydro, Russia's largest power company, said its Baksanskaya hydropower plant in southern Russia was damaged in an explosion today which killed two and may have been an act of terror.
The plant was closed and power supply for the area is coming from other plants, the company said. The 25-megawatt plant was halted, RusHydro spokeswoman Yelena Vishnyakova said by telephone today.
Energy in the area is now being supplied by other plants, without any disruptions, she said. The blast, at 5:25 a.m. Moscow time, was likely an act of terror, the company said in an e-mailed statement. Attackers killed 2 guards and wounded two more, RIA Novosti reported, citing an unidentified police official.
Two turbines out of three were damaged by the blast, the news agency said. The plant's equipment was likely damaged, Vishnyakova said, declining to provide details before an assessment is carried out. Baksanskaya was built in 1936.
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