Due to enemy attacks and bad weather, part of 10 regions of Ukraine remain without power, an energy worker was injured by an enemy drone strike, and no blackout schedules are expected, the Ministry of Energy reported on Monday, writes UNN.
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As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy facilities, some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson regions are temporarily left without electricity
As stated, "in the Kharkiv region, an enemy UAV attacked a service vehicle of energy workers. One employee was injured, his life is not in danger."
"Due to bad weather, over 100 settlements in Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions remain without electricity," the statement reads.
Repair crews are working on restoration.
"No restrictions are forecasted today. Active energy consumption today should be shifted to daytime - from 11:00 to 15:00," the Ministry of Energy indicated.
According to Ukrenergo, electricity consumption shows a growing trend. Today, July 20, as of 09:30, it was 7.3% higher than the previous working day – Friday, July 17. The reason for the changes is the rise in air temperature, which encourages consumers to actively use air conditioners. Also, cloudy weather in most regions of Ukraine causes low efficiency of household solar power plants and a corresponding increase in electricity consumption from the general grid. Yesterday, July 19, the daily maximum consumption was recorded in the evening. It was 4.4% higher than the maximum of the previous Sunday – July 12. The reason is higher air temperature than a week ago.