Attacks cause blackouts in 7 regions, power consumption drops as sun emerges – Ukrenergo
Over the past and current day, Russia launched a massive drone attack on energy infrastructure facilities in several regions, NEC Ukrenergo reported on Thursday.
"Due to equipment damage, consumers in Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Cherkasy, and Odesa regions remain without power as of this morning," the agency noted.
Emergency restoration work is currently underway wherever security conditions permit.
According to the system operator, electricity consumption is showing a downward trend, and today, April 2, as of 9:30, the level was 3.5% lower than at the same time the previous day, Wednesday.
"The reason for the change is clear weather in most regions of Ukraine, leading to high efficiency of household solar power plants and a corresponding decrease in the volume of energy consumption from the general grid," the company explained.
Ukrenergo advised consumers on Thursday to shift energy-intensive processes to the period of most productive solar power plant operation—from 11:00 to 15:00—taking weather conditions into account. The company also requested that consumers limit the use of powerful electrical appliances from 18:00 to 22:00 and avoid turning on several such devices simultaneously.
