New power outages have been reported in six regions of Ukraine due to Russian attacks
As a result of Russian strikes, as of the morning of June 19, new power outages affecting consumers have been reported in six regions of Ukraine, according to Ukrenergo. At the same time, overall energy consumption in the country has risen due to higher temperatures.
“The enemy continues to attack Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure. As a result, as of this morning, there are new power outages in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions,” reads a statement from NPC “Ukrenergo.”
It is noted that emergency repair work is already underway where safety conditions permit. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all consumers as quickly as possible, the company added.
Electricity consumption has also increased. As of 9:30 a.m. on June 19, it was 3.1% higher than at the same time the previous day. This is due to rising air temperatures in some regions, which has led to increased use of air conditioners.
However, on June 18, the daily peak in consumption was recorded in the evening and was 1.9% lower than the previous day’s figure.
“Today, peak energy consumption should be shifted to the period when industrial solar power plants operate most efficiently—from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,” Ukrenergo urged.
On June 8, power outages were reported in the Chernihiv region following yet another Russian attack. More than 48,000 customers were left without power. The attack resulted in widespread power outages across the region. The relevant services are working to restore power to affected customers.
On May 31, serious power supply problems arose as a result of yet another targeted strike by Russian occupation forces on critical infrastructure in the Chernihiv region. The enemy attack on a local energy facility led to an immediate power outage affecting approximately 40,000 residential and industrial customers in the city of Chernihiv itself.
