On Thursday, May 16, scheduled restrictions - hourly blackout schedules (HBS) - will be in effect for household and industrial consumers throughout Ukraine. This was stated by Ukrenergo, UNN reports.
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Starting from 00:00 and throughout the day on May 16, scheduled restrictions - hourly outage schedules (HOS) - will be in effect for household and industrial consumers throughout Ukraine . This will help to make controlled outages more predictable for consumers and the operation of the power system safer
It is noted that Ukrenergo's dispatch center has already informed regional power distribution companies of consumption limits for each region.
You can get information on how consumption restrictions will work in your region in the consumer's account, on the official websites of regional power distribution companies, as well as on their social media pages.
The reason for the restrictions is the increase in electricity consumption during the cold snap. The capacity of Ukrainian power plants is insufficient due to the consequences of five missile and drone attacks by Russia on the Ukrainian power system since March 22
The company assures that the scope of restrictions is evenly distributed across all regions. Power supply to critical infrastructure facilities is not restricted.
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