Scheduled power outages in Ukraine will likely continue into winter - Ukrenergo
Planned outages introduced this month across Ukraine will likely continue into winter, Ukrenergo chairman, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, said on the air of public broadcaster Suspilne on May 21.
"I can say that a difficult winter awaits us," he said.
"This winter can be difficult because naturally consumption increases in winter. Even taking into account the generation restoration plans that currently exist, it is quite likely that it will be impossible to completely rule out the possibility of scheduled shutdowns."
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He advised Ukrainians to prepare for power outages in both summer and winter and urged consumers to use energy sparingly.
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Russia has carried out five missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's energy system since March 22.
Ukrainian power plants cannot produce the same amount of electricity as before the attacks due to damage, Ukrenergo said.
Controlled emergency blackouts have been introduced in all regions of Ukraine due to a significant shortage of electricity in the system since May 14, Ukrenergo reported.
All large thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Ukraine were damaged due to Russian shelling, NPC Ukrenergo reported on May 20.
Ukrenergo urged consumers to move the usage of powerful electrical appliances to daytime hours — from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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