Planned power outages today are associated with a deficit in its production caused by shelling.

In Ukraine, no hydroelectric and thermal power stations were left undamaged by Russian missile attacks, all substations were also affected.

“After this attack, we have no undamaged thermal and hydroelectric power plants left in Ukraine… Practically all thermal and hydroelectric power plants, if we talk about large plants, were damaged and were hit by rockets,” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, head of NEC Ukrenergo, said at a briefing.

Also, according to him, there are no undamaged nodal substations of “Ukrenergo”. Every important substation was attacked, some – 3, 5 and even 8 times in a row.

“The scale of destruction is colossal. After each massive missile attack, it takes a certain amount of time to first ask the majority of consumers,” Kudrytskyi said.

He added that immediately after a missile attack, emergency power outage schedules are introduced to stabilize the power system.

According to the chairman of “Ukrenergo”, the situation with electricity blackout schedules is stable today, planned blackouts are still related to the shortage of its production, which was caused by shelling.

“The power system cannot yet generate as much electricity as consumers would like to consume,” explained Kudrytskyi.

Strikes by the Russian Federation on Ukraine’s energy sector: what is known

In October and November, the energy system of Ukraine was subjected to massive missile attacks by the Russian invaders. According to expert estimates, 50% of energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged.

At the same time, the Ministry of Energy assured that the situation with energy supply in the country is under control. At the same time, Ukrainians are urged to reduce the load on the network.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi reported that Kyiv and the region, Odesa and the region, Kharkiv and the region have the most problems with electricity supply.