The central regions of Ukraine are currently experiencing the greatest power shortages: when will everything be restored?
27 August 2024 18:03
EXCLUSIVE
“On 26 August, Russia attacked our substations with cluster missiles for the first time, but thanks to the I and II levels of protection, we lost a very small amount of equipment,” said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal today.
“However, the central regions of Ukraine were massively cut off from electricity after this missile attack, which indicates that there are serious problems in the power grid.
Olga Buslavets, former Minister of Energy of Ukraine, explains for 
how the loss of even a small amount of equipment affects power outages.
“We hit the capacity of nuclear power plants. And now not all nuclear power plants are producing electricity because there is no place to supply it,” Olha Buslavets
Energy expert Sergiy Dyachenko in an exclusive commentary for
“Substations are being knocked out, which means that the unified energy system is much harder to operate. That is why the eastern region and the central and northern regions, Kyiv and Chernihiv, are the most affected,” says Sergey Dyachenko
The western part of Ukraine, on the other hand, has a surplus because nuclear power plants are concentrated there, and now it is much more difficult to distribute electricity generated in other regions. Dyachenko adds that Kyiv is about 25% self-sufficient in electricity. And when the ability to receive electricity from the western regions is interrupted due to Russian attacks, residents experience shortages.
Experts predict severe electricity restrictions in Ukraine within 1-2 weeks. According to former Fuel and Energy Minister Ivan Plachkov, the situation may stabilise in a week or two, provided there are no new such massive attacks.
Author – Anastasia Fedor
