The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, calls the large-scale power system shutdown an "unusual event" and states that the investigation must reveal a possible human factor or signs of sabotage.

According to him, all the details must be clarified.

"It is important to investigate what we were dealing with. The fact is, it was an unusual event. The entire system was shut down one after another. Therefore, it is important to clarify all the details.

Let's see what the outcome of the investigation will be. It is important to establish all the details, whether there was a human factor, anyone’s intervention, any sabotage, all this must be revealed," said Shalva Papuashvili.

For information, the State Security Service launched an investigation into the accidental shutdown of electricity supply across the country on July 24 and 25 under the article of sabotage. In particular, according to the agency, the State Security Service of Georgia "launched an investigation into the accidental, repeated shutdown of electricity supply across the country under Article 318 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which implies disrupting the normal functioning of a state enterprise or other important facilities or damaging/destroying them with the aim of creating a threat to the state interests of Georgia."

For your information, according to the Georgian State Electrosystem, by 10:15 am, electricity supply was fully restored throughout the country. The emergency power outage was recorded at approximately 8 am. According to the State Electrosystem, the cause is currently being determined. A similar incident occurred on July 24, when electricity was accidentally turned off throughout Georgia.