Situation in power system is "difficult", power outages may be prolonged

A difficult situation has developed in the Ukrainian energy system as of 11:00 on Monday, 19 December. Emergency power outages continue in 10 oblasts, and restoration may take a "long time".

This was reported by the Press service of Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian national energy company.

The company notes that Russians drones tried to break through to power facilities across the country all night. "Thanks to the professional work of the Air Defence Forces, the enemy has not fully achieved its goal, but, unfortunately, there are several hits to infrastructure facilities," the report says.

Currently, the State Emergency Service units are working to deal with the aftermath of the attacks. Where possible, repair teams are assessing the extent of damage and beginning emergency repair work. 

In the southern and eastern oblasts, Russians invaders shelled liberated territories with artillery, causing damage. 

Currently, the most difficult situation has developed in the central, eastern and Dnipro oblasts. Emergency power outages schedules have been introduced in Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kyiv oblasts and the city of Kyiv.  

The critical infrastructure facilities are prioritised for connection. However, Ukrenergo warns that restoring electricity to household consumers may take a long time.

Despite all the damage, the power engineers keep the situation under control. The power system maintains a stable frequency of 50 Hz and synchronous operation with the European continental power grid.

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