Due to bad weather, 368 settlements in 9 regions are without electricity
Kyiv • UNN
368 settlements in Ukraine are without power due to bad weather, but Ukrenergo reports sufficient electricity generation to meet consumer needs despite the increase in consumption.
Due to bad weather, as of Wednesday morning 368 settlements Due to hostilities and other reasons, 444 settlements remain without electricity. The amount of electricity produced Ukrainian electricity is still sufficient to meet the needs of consumers. UNN reports this with reference to the press service of Ukrenergo.
Blackouts
As of Wednesday morning, 368 settlements in Dnipropetrovs'k, Zakarpattia, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Kherson, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions.
Repairs are reportedly being hampered by severe weather conditions. The most difficult situation remains in Odesa and Kherson regions. Overnight, weather-related outages were added in in Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Poltava, and Cherkasy regions
Due to the fighting and other reasons, 444 settlements remain without electricity. settlements. The shelling caused new damage to the power company networks in Dnipropetrovs'k, Donetsk, Kharkiv regions, Ukrenergo reports.
Consumption
Electricity consumption is growing rapidly. Ukrenergo predicts that consumption will remain at a maximum throughout the day.
Reasons for the increase in consumption: deteriorating weather conditions, cloudy weather affects the decrease in the production of "green" generation, the resumption of consumption in regions affected by bad weather.
Today, Ukrenergo asked to consume electricity rationally throughout the day.
Electricity generation
A unit of one of the thermal power plants has been released from scheduled maintenance. It will add an additional 180 MW of capacity to the grid. additional 180 MW of capacity.
Reportedly, electricity generated by Ukrainian power plants is still sufficient to meet the needs of domestic and legal consumers. No consumption limits have been introduced.
No blackout schedules have been introduced and are not expected. However, if the maximum consumption is maintained throughout the day, the power system may experience a shortage. This is is due to the reduced operation of solar power plants
Exports/imports
There are no exports today.
Electricity is imported mainly at night and in the evening from Slovakia, Romania, and Moldova. The total volume is 1,277 MWh, with a maximum capacity in some hours up to 474 MW. Since November 28 . the technical possibility of importing electricity from Europe to Ukraine and Moldova has increased to 1,700 MW.
