There is a significant power shortage in the power system, emergency shutdowns are applied in 8 regions. Although electricity consumption, compared with the day before, decreased. This was announced by Ukrenergo.

" At the same time, there is a significant shortage of power in the power system, especially during the evening peak of consumption.. Now generation does not cover a quarter of consumption in the country,"

It is noted that the reason for the shortage is that as a result of Russian missile and drone attacks, power plants (generating capacities) and the high-voltage network were damaged.. As a result of the latest attack, several power units of thermal power plants were significantly damaged.. At the same time, all oblenergos have been given consumption limits for the whole day.

Now, due to their excess, emergency shutdowns have already been applied in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Zaporozhye, Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine.

Also in the area of \u200b\u200bhostilities in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions there are damages in the networks of oblenergo.

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Recall that yesterday there was also a significant power shortage in the power system, especially during the morning and evening consumption peaks.. Emergency blackouts applied in six regions.