There will be fewer outage schedules until 3 p.m., significant imports and emergency assistance from the EU are planned - Ukrenergo
Kyiv • UNN
Due to Russian attacks and the summer heat, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, introducing hourly blackout schedules and receiving electricity imports from 5 countries and emergency aid from the EU.
In Ukraine, from 11:00 to 15:00 today, regional power distribution companies will apply 2 stages of hourly blackout schedules, and three stages in the rest of the day. Imports are at a record high and will come from five countries today, and emergency aid is being received from the EU, NPC Ukrenergo reported on Friday, UNN reports.
Consumption
"Today, on July 5, regional power distribution companies will apply 2 stages of hourly outage schedules from 11:00 to 15:00, and 3 stages at other times of the day," the company said.
It is reported that the shortage of power in the system, amid the consequences of the Russian attacks, is also affecting consumption growth due to the summer heat. Today, the air temperature is high in the central, southern and eastern regions. "When the power comes back on as scheduled, please do not turn on powerful appliances at the same time. If possible, limit the use of air conditioners," Ukrenergo urged.
Emergency assistance
Yesterday, on July 4, from 14:00 to 21:00, Ukraine used emergency electricity supplies from Poland and Slovakia to overcome a significant deficit in the system, reduce consumption restrictions and maintain reserves. Today, from 11:00 to 15:00, Ukraine will be receiving surplus electricity from the Polish power system on an emergency basis. This will reduce the scope of consumption restrictions during these hours of the day.
Import and export
Imports - during the day from Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Moldova in the total amount of 35,851 MWh, with a maximum capacity of 1683 MW. Exports are not carried out and are not planned.
De-energization
As of the morning, 484 settlements remain without power.
Due to hostilities: new blackouts in Donetsk region.
Due to bad weather: power outages in Dnipropetrovska, Kirovohradska and Kyivska oblasts.
Technical reasons and hostilities: consumers in Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kherson regions remain without power supply. The technical reasons for the outages are related to the heat wave's impact on high-voltage equipment and power lines.
Shelling
According to the Ministry of Energy, equipment at one of the substations in Donetsk region caught fire as a result of hostile shelling. Other substations and the household consumers connected to them, as well as a mine, were cut off. There were 33 workers underground and they were brought to the surface. The fire was extinguished and all consumers were supplied with electricity.
A few hours later, another overhead line of the regional power company was disconnected as a result of another shelling. Substations, household consumers connected to them and the mine were cut off. There were 27 people underground and they were brought to the surface.
Bad weather
According to the Ministry of Energy, 45 settlements in 4 regions remain without power as of this morning. In Kyiv region - 20 settlements, in Chernihiv region - 18, in Kirovohrad region - 5, in Dnipro region - 2 settlements. In total, 12,219 subscribers are affected.
Situation at ZNPP
"The water level in the cooling pond has slightly decreased and is 15.04 meters. This is enough to meet the needs of the plant," the Ministry of Energy said.
