Eight regions of Ukraine left without electricity: what caused it
16 October 2024 12:28
As of this morning, new power outages have been reported in eight regions of Ukraine. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Ukrenergo.
“Due to the hostilities, there are new blackouts in Donetsk, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kherson regions. For technical reasons, consumers in Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions are without power,” the statement said.
Power engineers confirmed that due to technical problems, consumers in parts of Mykolaiv and Kherson regions are without power – there is no electricity in Mykolaiv and Kherson. All consumers should be supplied with power within a few hours.
In total, 509 settlements across Ukraine are without power supply due to hostilities and other reasons.
Meanwhile, electricity consumption is growing. Today, as of 9:30 a.m., it was 2.5% higher than at the same time on the previous day, Tuesday.
“During peak consumption hours, the power grid remains under capacity. Therefore, it is better to use powerful electrical appliances during the period of the most efficient operation of solar power plants – from 10:00 to 16:00,” Ukrenergo noted.
Yesterday, 15 October, the daily maximum consumption was recorded in the evening. It was 1.9% higher than on the previous working day, Friday, 11 October. The reason for the increase in consumption is a drop in air temperature throughout Ukraine.
The Ukrainian power system is still recovering from nine massive Russian attacks. Emergency and scheduled repairs are underway at power facilities. During peak consumption hours, the power grid remains in a capacity deficit.
Electricity will be imported throughout the day from Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. The total volume is 9,142 MWh, with a maximum capacity of up to 1,402 MW in some hours.
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Situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
on 22 March 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out the most massive shelling 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, blackouts 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 the approval of the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Centre has criticised 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 26 August. This time, they attacked the distribution and power supply systems, and also hit the Kyiv hydroelectric power station.
Some experts believe that the blackouts could last until spring. The National Security and Defence Council’s Disinformation Countermeasures Centre recently voiced a worst-case scenario that envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.
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