Since the beginning of the working week, electricity consumption has increased significantly, blackout schedules are in effect throughout the day, there will be fewer blackouts until 2 p.m., and then, as the heat increases , there will be more, Ukrenergo reported on Tuesday, UNN reports.
Today, on July 9, regional power distribution companies are applying consumption restrictions throughout the day. In the morning and until 14:00, 2 stages of hourly outage schedules are applied. Later, as the heat increases, it is planned to apply 3-4 stages
The maximum electricity consumption on Monday, July 8, with the onset of the working week and rising air temperatures across the country, was 10% higher than on Sunday, July 7, the company said.
"When the power comes back on schedule, please do not turn on powerful appliances at the same time. If possible, limit the use of air conditioners," the company urged.
Import and export
Imports - during the day from Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Moldova in the total amount of 29,238 MWh, with a maximum capacity of 1,539 MW. Exports are not carried out and are not planned.
De-energization
As of the morning, 504 settlements remain without electricity.
Due to bad weather: consumers in Donetsk region are without electricity supply.
Due to hostilities: there are new power outages in Dnipropetrovs'k, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Chernihiv regions.
For technical reasons: consumers in Dnipropetrovska, Donetska, Zaporizka, Ivano-Frankivska, Rivnenska, Kharkivska oblasts lost power. The technical reasons for the outages are related to the impact of heat on high-voltage equipment and power lines, as well as the consequences of hostilities in the frontline regions, Ukrenergo noted.