Today, hourly power outages will be in effect until the end of the day
25 December 2024 12:43
On December 25, Ukraine was forced to introduce blackout schedules due to a massive missile attack by the Russian army. Energy facilities were damaged. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the press service of Ukrenergo.
“Today, hourly power outages will be in effect until the end of the day,” the statement said.
According to the company, the schedules of forced restrictions in each region can be found on the website and official pages of the power company in social networks.
Ukrenergo reminded that at night and in the morning , Russia carried out another massive missile and drone attack on energy facilities, the 13th since the beginning of the year.
“As a result of the damage, consumption restrictions were forced to be introduced,” the statement said.
Currently, emergency repair work has already begun at all facilities where the security situation allows. Power engineers are doing everything possible to restore the damaged equipment as soon as possible, the company added.
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Situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
on March 22, 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out one of the most massive shelling operations 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 approval from the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Center has criticized these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.
Russia launched another massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on August 26. This time, they hit distribution and power generation systems, and the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant was also attacked.
Russia carried out the most massive shelling of Ukraine on November 17, 2024, firing 127 cruise, ballistic, and supersonic missiles and 109 attack drones. DTEK reported serious damage to its thermal power plants.
Some experts believe that the blackouts could last until spring. And the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine voiced the worst-case scenario, which envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.
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