Ukrainians to face long power cuts on 17 July
17 July 2024 08:45
The schedule of power outages on Wednesday, 17 July, will be in effect in all regions throughout the day. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the press service of Ukrenergo.
There were fewer power cuts at night, but in the morning all restrictions began to increase.
“From 00:00 to 6:00, the regional power distribution companies will apply two rounds of blackouts; from 6:00 to 17:00 and from 22:00 to 24:00, three rounds will be in effect; from 17:00 to 22:00, during the evening peak of consumption, four rounds of blackouts will be applied simultaneously,” the press service said,
– the statement said.
The most difficult time in the schedule is during peak hours. Thus, after 17.00, Ukrenergo will leave four lines without electricity at once.
Earlier, Ukrenergo explained that a four-phase outage means limiting up to 70% of consumers in each region for a certain period of time.
Information on the schedules of outages in each region can be found on the websites of regional power distribution companies or on their social media pages.
Situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
on 29 March 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out the most massive shelling in the entire period of the full-scale war. In particular, DniproHES and other Ukrainian energy facilities were hit. Since then, Russia has been regularly shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
For example, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia and Zmiiv thermal power plants, causing Centrenergo to lose 100% of its generation. Also, 5 of DTEK’s 6 thermal power plants were severely damaged.
After that, power outages began again in Ukraine, Ukrenergo introduced blackout schedules and the government raised electricity tariffs by 60% at once.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to build two new units at the Khmelnytsky N PP and has already received the approval of the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Centre has criticised these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.
