Problems with light and communication: Zelenskyy announces new solutions for Ukrainians
4 July 2024 08:18
During his evening address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held a meeting with a number of government members to address the blackouts and mobile phone problems during the shutdown, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to Zelenskyy, the meeting was held with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Finance Minister Sergiy Marchenko.
“We already have clear details of new solutions for Ukrainians – new programmes that will help people in this time of electricity shortages and stabilise mobile communications. Now we need to ensure the generation of electricity as much as possible – the creation of a new decentralised generation, and there will be financial resources for this. In the near future, officials will present all the specifics,”
– zelensky said.
The President did not provide any other details. But earlier, Zelenskyy had already instructed the Cabinet of Ministers and officials to solve the problems with electricity in Ukraine. Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine would develop a preferential programme for the installation of solar panels and batteries.
Energy situation in Ukraine today
Due to massive Russian shelling, the power system is experiencing a capacity shortage. Yesterday, to partially cover the electricity shortage, Ukraine additionally received emergency assistance from the power systems of Poland and Slovakia.
The main reason for the restrictions is the enemy’s attacks on energy infrastructure and the negative consequences of these attacks.
It should also be noted that blackouts are not foreseen for critical infrastructure companies and companies that import 80% of their electricity in accordance with a government decree.
Over the past 24 hours, shelling caused new blackouts in Dnipropetrovs’k, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kherson regions. In Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, overhead power lines of regional power distribution companies were disconnected due to hostile shelling.
In Chernihiv Oblast, 947 customers in 15 settlements were simultaneously cut off from electricity supply as a result of shelling.
In addition, on 3 July, bad weather cut power to 191 settlements. Of these, 161 settlements were in Khmelnytsky region, 20 in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 6 in Chernivtsi region, and 4 in Zhytomyr region.
