Power outage schedules will be in effect in some regions of Ukraine today

In some regions of Ukraine on Tuesday, October 6, from 3:00 PM until the end of the day, hourly power outage schedules will be applied. The reason is damage to energy infrastructure as a result of Russian attacks. This was reported by Ukrenergo.

For residential and other consumers, hourly outage schedules will be applied up to one stage. For industry, capacity limitation schedules will be in effect.

Ukrenergo explained that the restrictions are necessary due to damage after Russian shelling and to prevent overloading of energy equipment.

As of the morning of October 6, consumers in Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions were left without power as a result of new strikes on energy infrastructure. Where the security situation allows, emergency restoration works are ongoing.

Ukrenergo urges consumers to use electricity sparingly during the restrictions and not to turn on several powerful electrical appliances at once when power returns according to the schedule.

Consumers are advised to check the exact time of outages for their specific address on the official websites and pages of local distribution system operators - oblenergo.

At the same time, electricity consumption in Ukraine has increased. As of 09:30 on October 6, it was 2.9% higher than at the same time the previous day.

Ukrenergo attributes the increase to cloudy weather in most parts of the country. As a result, residential solar power plants produce less electricity, and consumers draw more power from the general grid.

The daily maximum consumption on October 5 was recorded in the evening. It was 1.7% higher than the maximum of the previous working day - Friday, October 2.

Energy workers recommend shifting the use of powerful electrical appliances, if possible, to the period from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, when industrial solar power plants operate most efficiently.

Ukrenergo emphasized that due to further Russian attacks, the situation in the energy system may change rapidly.

Source: Ukrenergo