No planned outages are expected, but consumption is at a record level, Ukraine asks emergency aid from EU - Ukrenergo
Kyiv • UNN
This heating season, electricity consumption in Ukraine has reached a record high, which has led to the need for emergency assistance from the EU, but no scheduled blackouts are expected
In Ukraine, consumption is at a record high for this heating season, and Ukrenergo is forced to take emergency aid from the EU. However, there are no planned blackouts for Ukrainians. At the same time 492 settlements are without electricity due to bad weather, hostilities and technological disruptions. This was reported on Friday by the Ministry of Energy and Ukrenergo, UNN writes.
Due to bad weather, hostilities and technological disruptions, 492 settlements are without electricity. No power supply restrictions are applied in any of the regions. Scheduled power outages for household consumers are not planned,
In particular, in Kharkiv and 3 settlements of Kharkiv region, consumers were reportedly cut off from electricity as a result of shelling. The extent of the damage is being clarified.
"The situation in the power system is stable and under control," the Ministry of Energy said.
At the same time, according to Ukrenergo, consumption is at a record high for this heating season and Ukrenergo is forced to again attract emergency assistance from Romania and Poland from 11:00 to 19:00. Ukrainians were urged to consume electricity sparingly to avoid shortages.
"The situation in the power system remains difficult. Due to the cold snap, consumption is at the highest level for the heating season," Ukrenergo said.
At the same time, no consumption limits have been introduced, no blackout schedules have been introduced and are not expected, Ukrenergo said.
To recap,
The occupiers struck at one of the thermal power plants in the frontline zone.
