Due to massive rocket and drone attacks on energy facilities by Russia, which caused a shortage of electricity, Ukrenergo is forced to limit power supply to industry and business from 18:00 to 23:00 in all regions of Ukraine to avoid emergency power outages for the population.
Up to 50,000 households were left without electricity due to the shelling, but were quickly reconnected, although evening power outages for industrial consumers are possible due to limited capacity.
Due to Russia's massive missile strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, electricity consumption restrictions for industrial consumers may be imposed from 18:00 to 23:00, while household consumers may face blackouts only in Kharkiv region.
The Cabinet of Ministers held a meeting to prepare for the supply of generators to critical infrastructure facilities for the next heating season, which will help decentralize the energy system and make it less vulnerable to Russian attacks.
In Poltava Oblast, 6,620 consumers were temporarily cut off from power due to wind gusts, with emergency power outages in five communities.
The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP lacks licensed personnel to resume operations, the minister says.
Due to the significant damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure caused by Russian attacks, two regions have introduced blackout schedules for consumers. Ukraine has also requested emergency assistance from Romania and Poland to meet consumer needs.
After massive russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the situation in the energy system is quite complicated, with losses exceeding $1 billion and growing, caused by damage to thermal, hydroelectric and power transmission facilities.
Overnight, russians attacked the energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovs'k region, knocking out a substation, but supplies were restored, while Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih have blackout schedules and other regions have no restrictions.
Ukrenergo has implemented comprehensive drone protection at its high-voltage substations, becoming the first power system operator in the world to do so, which has significantly reduced the damage from recent russian attacks.
The police are investigating the actions of officials of the Kyiv Research and Design Institute Energoproekt on the fact of unlawfully obstructing the state's access to strategic information on the design of nuclear power plants and participation in the management of the enterprise, which potentially threatens Ukraine's interests during the war.
The Ministry of Energy discussed with the US Embassy preparations for the next heating season, including the restoration of damaged facilities, increasing electricity generation capacity, and stabilizing Ukraine's energy system after Russian attacks.
Ukraine and the UK are launching 13 innovative green energy projects under the InnovateUkraine program, with the UK providing £16 million to support Ukraine's energy independence and transition to green technologies.
Yesterday, the electricity needs of consumers were covered by their own generation, commercial imports and emergency assistance during peak hours, while some regions experienced power outages due to technical problems, but all consumers were connected within a few hours.
The US ban on imports of enriched uranium from Russia is a historic decision that will help the US develop its uranium industry and nuclear power, and will send a signal to other countries that cooperation with Russia will weaken their nuclear industry.
Due to grid restrictions and hostile attacks on energy facilities in eastern Ukraine, power outages occurred in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, while Ukraine provided emergency assistance by transferring excess electricity to the Polish grid.
In 2023, a small increase in electricity tariffs provided an additional 3 GW of capacity, which allowed Ukraine to stabilize the system and safely pass the heating season.
The Ministry of Energy hopes to restore the power system of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region after significant damage to local power generation and transmission facilities during the week.
Over the past month, Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have caused billions of hryvnias in damage.
Consumers' electricity needs were covered by own generation and commercial imports without emergency assistance, but there were restrictions in Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih, and more than 260 consumers in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions were left without gas supply due to shelling.
Russian occupants attacked energy and gas infrastructure facilities in Dnipropetrovs'k, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions at night, injuring power engineers and damaging energy facilities, but Ukraine's energy system remains stable thanks to its own generation and imports.
Thousands of customers in different regions of Ukraine are still without electricity and gas supply due to damage caused by shelling, network restrictions and accidents, with the most difficult situation in Kharkiv region, where around 202,000 customers are without electricity.
Ukraine could introduce mandatory blending of liquid biofuels with gasoline to promote the use of renewable energy sources in transportation.
More than 2. 8 thousand customers in Kyiv region were cut off from electricity supply due to bad weather, and about 205 thousand customers in Kharkiv region.
Work to restore the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant damaged by Russian missile strikes may begin as early as May, and the debris is currently being cleared.
Some houses in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv were left without electricity due to the accident, but power companies promise to restore it within two hours.
Due to Russian missile strikes that damaged power plants, Ukraine is experiencing electricity shortages and has been receiving emergency assistance from international partners for the third day in a row, while electricity consumption in the country continues to grow.
Ukraine is receiving emergency aid from neighboring countries to supplement its own generation and imports of electricity, with restrictions currently in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih due to a lack of power in the grid.
Due to the cold snap and increased load on the power grid, the duration of scheduled power outages in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region will be extended by one hour.
Three miners were injured in Donetsk region as a result of enemy shelling of a mine, while consumption restrictions are in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, and Ukraine receives emergency electricity aid from neighboring countries to cover demand.