{"id":171272,"date":"2026-01-12T13:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171272\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"energy-ministry-braces-for-cold-snap-following-heavy-snowstorms","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171272\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy ministry braces for cold snap following heavy snowstorms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/minenergo-6-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/minenergo-6-04.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/minenergo-6-04-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/minenergo-6-04-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/minenergo-6-04-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/minenergo-6-04-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(minenergo.gov.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 12,<em> Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian energy suppliers have been placed on high alert ahead of a cold spell expected to hit Belarus in the coming days, the energy ministry&#8217;s press office reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities monitor closely substation equipment and power lines, with backup power sources prepared as a precaution. More than 670 emergency repair crews, totaling 2,500 staff, are fully equipped with protective gear, tools and specialized equipment to swiftly address any disruptions, the ministry noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From today, temperatures across Belarus could fall to \u201324\u202fdegrees Celsius, while certain regions may experience lows reaching \u201328\u202fC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poezd_BelZHD-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poezd_BelZHD-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poezd_BelZHD-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poezd_BelZHD-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poezd_BelZHD-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poezd_BelZHD.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Snowstorm aftermath: traffic disruptions, power outages in 250 towns<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 9, Pozirk. Rescuers helped tow more than 100 vehicles, including ambulances, buses and trucks, as Belarus keeps dealing with the consequences of snowstorms that hit the country in the past few days, the emergency situations ministry reports. Gusty winds &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171012\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 12, Pozirk. Belarusian energy suppliers have been placed on high alert ahead of a cold spell expected to hit Belarus in the coming days, the energy ministry&#8217;s press office reports.&nbsp; Authorities monitor closely substation equipment and power lines, with backup power sources prepared as a precaution. 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