New power outages occur in four Ukrainian regions after Russian attacks

New power outages have been reported in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.

Source: Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator

Quote: "There are new outages this morning in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts as a result of attacks on energy infrastructure in frontline and border regions with Russia.

Where security conditions allow, emergency repair works are already under way. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore electricity to all disconnected consumers as quickly as possible."

Details: The company also said that capacity limitation schedules for industry and hourly power outage schedules for all categories of consumers are being applied in some regions due to the aftermath of previous large-scale Russian attacks.

Meanwhile, electricity consumption continues to rise. As of 09:00 on 3 March, consumption was 1.1% higher than at the same time the previous day, Monday. The change is attributed to fewer restriction measures being applied in most regions.

On 2 March, the peak daily consumption was recorded in the morning. It was 1.1% higher than the peak on the previous working day, Friday 27 February.

Ukrenergo stressed that in regions where hourly outages remain in place, there is still a need for careful and efficient electricity use.

Background:

• It was previously reported that Ukraine will upgrade relay protection and automation systems on key high-voltage transmission lines to strengthen the country's energy reliability.
• Around 9.5 GW of new generation capacity will be needed in the near future, and the state and business must establish effective cooperation to ensure new power plants are built as quickly as possible.

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