Russian strikes leave five Ukrainian oblasts partially without power

New power outages have been recorded in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Poltava oblasts as of the morning of 31 March following Russian strikes.

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

Quote: "Wherever security conditions currently permit, emergency repair works are already under way. Energy workers are doing everything possible to bring power back to all consumers as quickly as possible."

Details: According to Ukrenergo, electricity consumption has increased. On 31 March, as of 09:30, its level was 2.7% higher than at the same time the previous day – Monday.

"The reason is overcast weather across almost all of Ukraine and rain in several oblasts. This reduces the efficiency of domestic solar power stations and leads to a corresponding increase in energy consumption from the general grid," energy workers explain.

Ukrenergo asks consumers to limit use of high-powered electrical appliances during this time.

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