Electricity supply has been restored to all consumers in Kyiv. Energy companies are continuing restoration work and gradually stabilising the power system, moving from emergency blackouts to scheduled hourly schedules. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Mykola Kolisnyk on the air of the telethon ‘Yedyni Novyny’ (Unified News).
According to him, despite the consequences of massive Russian attacks and difficult weather conditions, Ukraine’s power system remains united, intact and operates in parallel with the European power system ENTSO-E. Balancing is ensured by own generation, electricity imports and forced measures to limit consumption.
In the capital, energy companies restored power to 648,000 subscribers within 24 hours. In the Kyiv region, power was restored to 313,000 families, 90,000 of which were left without power as a result of hostilities, and another 223,000 due to difficult weather conditions. As of the evening, about 60,000 consumers remain without power.
After a massive attack last night, the situation remains difficult in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where 53,000 subscribers are currently without power. At the same time, thanks to emergency repair work, more than 40,000 consumers have already been reconnected during the day.
The situation remains most difficult in the frontline and border regions with Russia, in particular in the Donetsk region, where emergency power cuts are being enforced due to constant attacks on the electricity transmission and distribution networks.
Separately, the Ministry of Energy noted that the power system was significantly affected by bad weather. Freezing rain, wet snow, ice and strong gusts of wind led to power line breaks and additional power outages. As of 16:00, 366 settlements in several regions, most of them in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, remained completely or partially without power due to weather conditions.
Mykola Kolisnyk thanked citizens for their patience and called on them to use electricity responsibly, in particular not to turn on powerful electrical appliances at the same time after the power is restored, so as not to overload the damaged networks and cause new accidents.