Russia has attacked power grid again: emergency power cuts are in place in Kyiv and three regions, whilst six regions are without power, - Ministry of Energy
Russia continues to carry out targeted attacks on the Ukrainian power grid. Key substations, heating plants and oil and gas infrastructure are under attack. The situation in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions remains difficult.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing the Ministry of Energy’s press office.
As noted, over the past 24 hours, the enemy has attacked energy facilities in the Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Poltava and Kirovohrad regions. As of this morning, the electricity supply to all consumers in these regions has been restored.
Power cuts
As a result of overnight Russian strikes, as of this morning, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions are without power.
Emergency repair work is ongoing at the high-voltage substations of NPC "Ukrenergo" and at the facilities of distribution system operators. Power engineers are working round the clock to restore the damaged equipment as quickly as possible. The work is being hampered by constant air raid alerts.
Voltage drop in the high-voltage grid
It is also noted that, due to damage to equipment and a drop in voltage in the high-voltage grid in Kyiv, and in Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions, emergency power cuts are being implemented as a last resort . A return to the scheduled power supply timetables will take place once the situation in the power system has stabilised.
"In most regions of Ukraine, hourly power cut schedules are in place, whilst power restriction schedules apply to industry. Due to continuous attacks, the power supply situation can change rapidly throughout the day, sometimes even several times an hour," the Ministry of Energy emphasised.
