Ukrenergo has canceled power outage schedules for a number of regions
20 November 10:17
“Ukrenergo has canceled blackout schedules in a number of regions. Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions are among those that have already announced the changes. This is reported by Komersant ukrainskyi with reference to the websites of the regional power companies.
“This morning we have good news – on the instructions of NPC Ukrenergo, the schedules of hourly outages in Zaporizhzhia region have been canceled until a separate order. We have already begun to restore the canceled queues. In case of changes – we hope there will be none – we will inform you about them additionally,” Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo emphasized.
“We start the morning with good news. In the Kharkiv region, the application of the schedule of hourly outages has been canceled,”Kharkivoblenergo said in a statement.
“By the order of NPC Ukrenergo, at 07:23, the schedules of hourly outages in Sumy region were canceled until a separate command of the NPC dispatcher,” Sumyoblenergo JSC reported.
In addition, blackout schedules have been canceled in the regions where they were not in effect on November 18-19:
- Zakarpattia,
- Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, and
- Lviv, and
- Rivne, and
- Ternopil, and Lviv regions.
In the evening of November 19, Ukrenergo reported that on November 20, the schedules would be in effect from 6:00 to 22:00 in one turn. This means no electricity for 3-4 hours in almost all regions.
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Situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
on March 22, 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out one of the most massive shelling operations in the entire period of the full-scale war. In particular, DniproHES and other Ukrainian energy facilities were hit. Since then, Russia has been regularly shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
For example, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia and Zmiiv thermal power plants, causing Centrenergo to lose 100% of its generation. Also, 5 of DTEK’s 6 thermal power plants were severely damaged.
After that, power outages began again in Ukraine, Ukrenergo introduced blackout schedules, and the government raised electricity tariffs by 60% at once.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to build two new units at the Khmelnytsky N PP and has already received approval from the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Center has criticized these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.
Russia launched another massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on August 26. This time, they hit distribution and power generation systems, and the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant was also attacked.
Russia carried out the most massive shelling of Ukraine on November 17, 2023, firing 127 cruise, ballistic, and supersonic missiles and 109 attack drones. DTEK reported serious damage to its thermal power plants. The situation in Odesa and Odesa region was the most difficult: on the night of July 18, the city was partially without electricity and water. Ukraine reintroduces power outage schedules on July 18
Some experts believe that the blackouts may last until spring. And the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine recently voiced the worst-case scenario, which envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.
