“In total, due to hostilities and technical violations, as of the morning of September 14, 572 settlements remain without electricity”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Thanks to the efforts of energy workers, the situation in the power system remains stable, however, significant damage was caused by massive enemy attacks,” the agency said.
In order to cover the deficit, according to the Ministry of Energy, Ukraine attracted energy aid from three countries of the European Union: Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
In addition, last day, energy companies restored power to 22,912 consumers who were cut off as a result of hostilities and technological violations.
In total, due to hostilities and technical violations, as of the morning of September 14, 572 settlements remain without electricity.
Electricity blackout schedules ceased to apply on September 7. This restriction has been applied since the day of another large-scale shelling of Ukrainian energy facilities by Russian troops on August 26. Ukrenergo called this Russian attack on the Ukrainian energy system the largest since February 2022. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, a total of 15 regions of Ukraine were affected by the attack.
In the summer, Ukraine periodically operated hourly blackout schedules, the main reason for their use being the consequences of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian power plants. According to Ukrenergo, the losses of the Ukrainian energy system exceed 9 GW of capacity, which is equivalent to the consumption during peak hours in the summer of the Netherlands or Finland.