Gas Cut Around Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue on 13 October: 3,900 Customers, Supply Back by 16:00

About 3,900 customers in central Tbilisi have been without gas since 23:30 on 12 October. The supply was cut accidentally during rehabilitation work on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi Energy reported. The company's statement was published by Interpressnews and Metronome.

Which streets have no gas

The company lists dozens of streets around the avenue, among them:

• Griboedov, Pushkin and Kutateladze streets
• Mitrofane Lagidze, Besiki and Dimitri Kipiani streets
• Lesia Ukrainka and Taras Shevchenko streets
• Zubalashvili Brothers and Kakabadze Brothers streets
• Mtatsminda, Mikhai Zichi and Niaghvari streets

Apartment blocks on Lesia Ukrainka, Mikhai Zichi, Niaghvari, Mtatsminda, Zubalashvili Brothers, Taras Shevchenko and Solomon Zaldastanishvili streets are also affected, as are private houses on the listed streets.

When gas will be back

Tbilisi Energy expects to restore supply fully on 13 October between 11:00 and 16:00.

What to do

The company asks residents to keep gas taps closed while the supply is off. If you smell gas, call the Tbilisi Energy hotline +995 32 2404004 or the emergency service 114.

Homes that rely on gas boilers for heating in Georgia have no heating or hot water until the gas is back. The same Rustaveli Avenue works cut water on nearby streets on 6-7 October.

Tbilisi Energy supplies gas to homes in the capital and bills it as part of utility bills in Georgia.