The situation is under the personal control of the president - Sherzod Asadov said, urging citizens not to panic

Presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said the situation with the power outage in Uzbekistan was under presidential control.

"Dear compatriots! As you know, there are power outages in Uzbekistan and in some parts of neighboring countries. Preliminary studies indicate that this is due to faults in the regional energy system.

To state, the situation is under the personal control of the President. The head of state is informed almost every minute about the work being done to stabilize the energy system of Uzbekistan and restore the power supply and other sectors.

So I urge you all to stay calm and not get confused. There is no need to panic” - he said.