In several regions, emergency power outages have been canceled and scheduled hourly blackouts have been introduced, regional power companies and DTEK reported, UNN reports.
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According to DTEK, emergency blackouts have been canceled in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions. "We are returning to the schedules of stabilization outages. Today, the blackouts are in effect throughout the day with a high probability of light gray outage zones. A particular shortage of electricity is expected from 17:00 to 22:00," DTEK said.
According to Sumyoblenergo, as of the morning of July 17, NPC Ukrenergo canceled all emergency blackouts and only hourly blackout schedules are applied in the territory of Sumy region.
According to Kharkivoblenergo, today, July 17, an hourly rolling blackout schedule is being applied in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region, where emergency blackouts were also introduced the day before.
Poltavaoblenergo also reported only a schedule of hourly blackouts in Poltava region for July 17, following emergency outages the day before.
In Zaporizhzhya region, following yesterday's emergency power outages, Zaporizhzhyaoblenergo reports that hourly power outages for residential and legal consumers are in effect throughout the day on July 17.
According to Kirovohradoblenergo, on July 17, by order of NPC Ukrenergo, a schedule of hourly power outages will also be in effect in Kirovohrad region, following yesterday's emergency shutdowns.
Recall
On July 16, emergency blackouts were introduced in seven regions of Ukraine due to equipment failure at one of the energy facilities at night.