Ukrenergo declares state of emergency after Russian massive missile attack

Friday, 16 December 2022, 12:19

ECONOMICHNA PRAVDA

Over 50% of consumption of the country’s energy system has been lost after the massive Russian strike at Ukraine’s energy power infrastructure on Friday.

It was reported by Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian national energy company. 

This indicates the start of the system failure mode, explained the company.

"At the same time, in accordance with the Market Rules (Chapter 9, paragraph 9.1.2), we notify about the occurrence of an emergency, starting with the calculation period from 09:00 on 16 December 2022," the statement says.

Background

Emergency power outages are being introduced across Ukraine due to Russian missiles damaging energy facilities in several oblasts of the country.

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