Power supply restrictions will increase on Thursday due to overnight attack
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 10:35
Power engineers will increase electricity consumption restrictions from 11:00 due to a Russian attack. Oblenergos (oblast electricity distributors) will inform how this will affect the schedules of outages.
Source: Ukrenergo, Ukraine's national energy company
Quote: "Today, 20 June, due to the overnight Russian attack, the volume of consumption restrictions has been increased starting from 11:00," the statement said.
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Ukrenergo noted that the impact on hourly outage schedules can be viewed on the websites of local oblenergos.
The power supply to critical infrastructure facilities will not be restricted.
Background:
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- On 20 June, as a result of a nighttime attack by the Russian military, civilian energy infrastructure facilities were damaged in four regions of Ukraine.
- Russian forces attacked DTEK's combined heat and power plant overnight on 20 June, resulting in injuries to three energy workers and serious damage to the plant's equipment [DTEK is the largest private investor in Ukraine's energy industry – ed.].
- On Thursday, 20 June from 00:00 to 06:00, the hourly outage schedule is cancelled. From 06:00 to 24:00, consumption will be restricted according to the schedules set by oblenergos.
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