Thanks to warmer and sunnier weather, the electricity shortage has decreased somewhat, but still remains significant, necessitating hourly blackout schedules from 18:00 to 24:00 and imports from 5 countries.
Warming weather has somewhat reduced electricity consumption in Ukraine, but forced restrictions and blackouts will continue for months due to damage from Russian attacks, according to the head of Ukrenergo.
On May 20, from 18:00 to 24:00, hourly power cuts will be introduced for industrial and residential consumers across Ukraine, except for critical infrastructure facilities, due to damage caused by shelling and the need to cover the electricity shortage through imports.
Ukraine is covering its electricity needs through domestic generation, imports and emergency aid from Romania, Slovakia and Poland, and is providing emergency aid to Poland despite damage to infrastructure caused by shelling, calling for careful and responsible energy consumption to ensure stability in the power system.
On May 19, power outages are scheduled only in Kharkiv and Poltava regions due to emergency repair work at energy facilities damaged by russian shelling on May 18.
Tomorrow, no power cuts are planned for household consumers in Ukraine, with restrictions applying only to industry from 19:00 to midnight.
Despite the power outages, Ukrainian citizens will have access to medical, social and public services as the government ensures energy autonomy for critical institutions through generators and solar power plants.
There is a significant deficit in the Ukrainian energy system, which necessitates hourly blackouts from 19:00 to 24:00 and imports that reach the technically permitted maximum.
DTEK has warned consumers in several regions that stabilization blackouts will be applied from 19:00, but there should be no power outages until then.
Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov provided advice on how to ensure stable access to the Internet during a power outage.
Hourly rolling blackouts for residential and industrial consumers will be in effect throughout Ukraine due to increased electricity consumption and insufficient capacity of Ukrainian power plants caused by Russian missile and drone attacks on the country's energy system.
Due to a significant deficit in Ukraine's power grid, stabilization outage schedules will be applied again starting at 4 p. m. on the instructions of Ukrenergo, DTEK reports.
Ukraine's electricity supply situation may ease considerably next week due to changes in weather conditions, but intermittent blackouts will continue throughout the year due to shortages, according to Ukrenergo CEO.
Ukraine will face electricity shortages over the coming winter, even if it is a warm one, due to extensive damage to energy facilities caused by the ongoing conflict.
Electricity restrictions in Ukraine, which began a day ago, may last until August due to various factors, with improvement in August-September, according to an adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine and a member of the supervisory board of Ukrenergo.
Due to the chronic shortage of electricity production and imports for the current level of consumption in Ukraine, additional emergency blackouts were introduced as morning peaks proved to be more difficult than expected.
Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage, with hourly blackouts in all regions, and imports from 5 EU countries are planned to overcome the shortage.
Tomorrow, stabilization outages are possible in Kyiv, Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Donetsk regions from 00:00 to 09:00 and from 16:00 to 00:00.
On May 16, scheduled hourly power outages will be introduced throughout Ukraine for residential and industrial consumers to ensure the safe operation of the power grid.
Emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv and Dnipro, and consumption limits have been set for tomorrow with stabilization outages in case of exceeding them to avoid overloading the grid.
On May 15, from 19:25 to 22:00, Ukrenergo introduced controlled emergency power outages for industrial and residential consumers in all regions of Ukraine.
Due to the difficult situation in the power grid caused by the recent shelling and falling temperatures, emergency power outages were introduced in several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odesa, Dnipro and Donetsk regions. On May 14, about 10% of Kyiv residents experienced an emergency power outage.
Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage due to a sharp cold snap, requiring record imports, emergency EU aid, and controlled blackouts for households and industry.
At present, it is physically impossible to cut off electricity in Ukraine, but emergency shutdown schedules can be introduced if there is an unplanned shortage or an increase in energy demand, says Yasno CEO Serhiy Kovalenko.
Ukraine's energy system remains in a difficult situation, with a significant deficit. This week alone, emergency imports from Europe amounting to 20 GWh had to be brought in to help. Emergency power outages for households remain possible during evening peak hours.
More than 20 people were stuck in elevators in Lviv due to the emergency power outage on May 14 and 15, with 17 cases reported last night and 4 this morning.
As of 9:00 a. m. on May 15, emergency power outages in Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odesa, Donetsk and Dnipro regions have been canceled, but the situation in the power grid remains extremely difficult.
Due to increasing electricity shortages caused by cold weather and shelling from Russia, Ukrenergo extended emergency power outages for industrial and residential consumers across Ukraine on May 15.
Emergency power outages were carried out throughout Ukraine due to a significant increase in electricity consumption that the power system could not cope with, affecting up to 10% of household consumers.
Kyiv experiences minor power outages, affecting about 10% of consumers, until about 23:00 due to a significant deficit in Ukraine's power system caused by large-scale damage to Ukrainian power plants as a result of enemy rocket fire.