How long will power cuts last on 3 July
2 July 2024 18:52
On Wednesday, 3 July, regional power distribution companies will apply two phases of outages from 08:00 to 13:00, and three phases of outages at other times of the day. This was reported by [Kommersant] with reference to the Ukrenergo Telegram channel.
According to the national energy company, the reason for such measures is the high level of energy consumption due to the heat. Ukrainians were also urged to consume electricity sparingly.
What is the current situation in Ukraine’s power system?
Due to massive Russian shelling, the power system is experiencing a capacity shortage. Yesterday, to partially cover the power shortage, Ukraine additionally received emergency assistance from the power systems of Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
In Donetsk Oblast, an overhead power line was disconnected during the fighting. As a result, the substation and the household consumers connected to it, as well as a mine, lost power. There were 50 workers underground and they were brought to the surface.
At night, the enemy conducted a massive shelling of Kherson. The buildings of the regional power company were damaged and a fire broke out, which the State Emergency Service was called to extinguish. One of the power generating enterprises also lost power. The power outage left 6,844 customers in the regional centre without electricity.
In the western region, a high-voltage overhead line connecting Ukraine with Hungary was shut down due to a technological failure. The line is back online and the cause of the outage is being investigated.
As of 9:00 a.m., 245 settlements were without power as a result of thunderstorms. Most of them – 101 – are in Khmelnytskyi region. Also, customers in Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zhytomyr regions lost power due to the weather.
