As of the morning of April 23, the Ukrainian energy system again experiences a shortage of electricity. For the second day, Ukrenergo has been attracting emergency assistance from Europe almost around the clock. This was reported by the company's press service.
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“Today, throughout the day, there remains a shortage of electricity in the energy system. Due to damage caused by Russian missile strikes, power plants cannot generate enough electricity to cover all consumer needs,” the report says.
Maximum consumption
It is noted that maximum consumption falls between 20:30-21:30. Therefore, energy workers urge citizens to save electricity and turn off powerful electrical appliances at this time.
Restrictions for business
From 18:00 to 22:00, power limitation schedules will be used for business and industry.< /p>
“These measures will not affect critical infrastructure facilities and defense industry enterprises,” noted Ukrenergo.
In Krivoy Rog, consumption restrictions for industrial consumers continue to apply around the clock.
Restrictions for the population< /h3>
For household consumers, restrictions apply in the Kharkov region. By morning, about 209 thousand household consumers were de-energized.
Help from other countries
In addition, the Ukrenergo dispatch center was forced for the second day in a row to attract emergency assistance almost all day long from European power systems countries.
During the day, it is planned to import electricity from Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Moldova with a total volume of 9298 MWh.
In total, 383 settlements were de-energized in the morning. Due to the fighting, there is a power outage in the Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Nikolaev, Sumy and Kharkov regions.
For technical reasons, there is a blackout in the Dnepropetrovsk and Chernihiv regions.
