New power cuts in 13 Ukrainian oblasts due to Russian strikes and bad weather

Some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts have been left without electricity as of the morning of 24 April as a result of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure facilities.

Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Energy

Details: Over 100 settlements in Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv and Kyiv oblasts are without electricity due to adverse weather conditions.

Repair crews are working to restore power to consumers.

Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator, reports that electricity consumption is increasing. As of 09:30 on 24 April, its level was 3.5% higher than at the same time the previous day, Thursday 23 April.

The reason for the change is the persistent cold weather across the whole of Ukraine, as well as heavy cloud cover in most regions, which reduces the efficiency of domestic solar power generation and leads to a corresponding increase in energy consumption from the main grid.

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