There is no electricity shortage, as a result of enemy shelling there were problems with electricity in three regions - Ministry of Energy

There is no electricity shortage, as a result of enemy shelling there were problems with electricity in three regions - Ministry of Energy

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Despite the shelling that caused power outages in three regions, Ukraine has sufficient electricity generation; the power grid remains stable.

No electricity shortages have been recorded in Ukraine. Due to the attacks of the Russian Federation on January 2, there was a partial of electricity in three regions. Yesterday morning, in order to balance the power in the The load of renewable energy facilities was reduced to balance the power in the power system, the Ministry of Energy reported on Wednesday, UNN writes.

Generation

Generation produced in Ukraine is sufficient to cover the needs of consumers

- the Ministry of Energy said in a statement.

It is indicated that the CHP unit is out of service for emergency repairs. However,  during the day, 4 units of thermal generation came back into operation from short-term emergency repairs, 4 thermal generation units came back online. There are 2 TPP units are in the reserve, which will be used if necessary, according to the Ministry of Energy.

The situation is under control. Outage schedules are not applied

- the agency noted.

Consequences of shelling.

As a result of massive shelling by the Russian Federation  on January 2, high-voltage lines and substations in the Kyiv region , and there were temporary disruptions in the operation of hydroelectric power plants. As a result of power outages in Kyiv and the region, all of which have been have been restored. 

In Mykolaiv region, an explosion near a substation caused a a 150 kV overhead line was disconnected, and household consumers lost power. In the evening, the operation of the stations was restored in the evening.

During the artillery shelling of the 110 kV transmission line in Donetsk region, a unit of a thermal power plant was shut down. There were also power outages. Within an hour, everyone was were supplied with power from the reserve.