Due to the effects of the bad weather, 109 settlements in six regions are without power, from 7:00 to 22:00 in most regions there are schedules of power outages, in particular, in 11 regions and in Kyiv from 8:00 to 19:00 there are two stages of outages, Ukrenergo reported on Thursday, UNN writes.
Consequences of bad weather
As a result of severe weather conditions (heavy precipitation and sleet), 109 settlements in Ukraine were without power in the morning - in Dnipropetrovs'k, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Chernivtsi regions.
Consumption
"Today, on November 21, as of 5:00 a.m., the level of electricity consumption was 1% lower than at the same time on the previous day, Wednesday," the statement said.
"There is a significant power deficit in the power system. To balance the power system, hourly outage schedules are in effect in most regions from 7:00 to 22:00 today," Ukrenergo said.
In particular, according to Ukrenergo, in Dnipropetrovs'k, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv regions and the city of Kyiv:
- from 8:00 to 19:00, there are two rounds of outages;
- from 19:00 to 22:00, one stage of outages will be applied in the mentioned regions.
In Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions, as noted, there will be one round of blackouts until 22:00.
"The situation in the power system is changing, and accordingly, changes in the application of restrictive measures are possible," the NPC noted.
"Please consume electricity sparingly throughout the day. Do not turn on several powerful electrical appliances at the same time," the company urged.
According to the Ministry of Energy, over the past day, power companies restored power to 11,953 consumers who were cut off as a result of the fighting.
The situation at ZNPP
"Due to enemy shelling, one of the two power supply lines to the plant was cut off. Currently, the NPP is connected to the power grid by only one line. Experts are already working to restore the power line to the NPP," the Energy Ministry said.
The water level in the cooling pond is reportedly 14.13 meters. This is sufficient to meet the needs of the plant.
Import
It will be supplied throughout the day from Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, and Moldova. The total volume is 6,479 MWh, with a maximum capacity of up to 608 MW in some hours.