Ukrenergo says power cuts may last until August
16 May 2024 14:57
Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, member of the Supervisory Board of NPC Ukrenergo Yuriy Boyko said that power cuts for consumers could last until August or September 2024. This was reported by Ukrinform, according to "Komersant Ukrainian"
“If we talk about the restrictions that began a day ago, we will have to live in these conditions, according to my estimates, until August. In August-September, I expect a slight improvement due to a different set of factors,” Boyko said,
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According to him, such restrictions could have started a little later if the weather had not been so cold. As the temperature dropped, people began to actively use heaters and the power system experienced a deficit, even with active electricity imports.
Boyko also stressed that the winter will be “inevitably hard” and there is no chance of restoring the generation destroyed in two months in full. And it will not be possible to avoid a deficit in the power grid in winter, even if the weather is warm.
Blackouts in Ukraine
on 14 May, controlled emergency blackouts were introduced in all regions of Ukraine due to a significant shortage of electricity in the system, Ukrenergo reported. Such restrictions were to be in effect from 21:00 to 00:00.
On the morning of 15 May, NPC Ukrenergo reintroduced controlled emergency power outages for industrial and residential consumers in all regions of Ukraine from 6:40 to 09:00.
Later, DTEK said that the blackouts had been cancelled in Kyiv and the region, Odesa, Donetsk and Dnipro, but the situation in the power system remained extremely difficult.
As of 16 May, Ukrenergo has also introduced controlled emergency outages for industrial and residential consumers in all regions of Ukraine from 00:00 and throughout the day.
Where to find out about power outage schedules
You can get information on how electricity consumption restrictions will be applied in your region in the consumer’s account, on the official websites of regional power distribution companies, as well as on their social media pages.
