“Ukrenergo intensifies power outages – equipment at two power facilities fails
18 July 2024 13:38
Equipment at two power facilities in Ukraine has broken down. As a result, four blackout schedules will be applied in some regions from 08:00 to 22:00. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Ukrenergo.
According to the company, blackouts have been intensified in Kyiv, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Dnipro, and Kirovohrad regions.
In other regions, the restrictions are in effect according to the announced schedule: from 16:00 to 22:00 – four queues, at other times – three queues, Ukrenergo assured.
At night, from 02:00 to 05:00, Ukrenergo used emergency supplies from the Polish power system to reduce the deficit.
Imports will remain at a reduced level due to the abnormal heat wave and increased consumption in Europe. It is planned to import a total of 23,561 MWh from Romania, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary, with a maximum capacity of 1,232 MW.
The press service added that due to a thunderstorm and squally winds,374 settlements in Kyiv, Volyn, Zakarpattia, Zhytomyr, Sumy, and Chernihiv regionsare without power supply in full or in part in the morning.
For other reasons, 503 settlements remain without power supply in the morning.
Due to hostilities: there are power outages in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
For technical reasons: power outages in Dnipropetrovska, Kirovohradska, Odeska oblasts. The technical reasons for the outages are related to the impact of heat on high-voltage equipment and power lines.
