Situation in energy system as of January 24

Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, posted 24 January 2024 10:12

No electricity shortage is recorded, at Poland's request, the Ukrainian power system assisted the Polish system by taking away excess electricity

GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION

There is no shortage of electricity in the energy system. Yesterday evening, Poland experienced an excess of electricity, which was taken by Ukraine at the request of the Polish transmission system operator, with the total amount of electricity transmitted being 1,600 MWh.
The needs of consumers are covered by domestic generation, and there are also plans to import electricity.

Two units of generating equipment were put out of service for emergency repairs. At the same time, a TPP unit is in reserve and will be activated if necessary. The system is balanced.

The Ministry of Energy reminds of the importance of reducing the load on the power system during peak consumption hours (from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00). Please consume electricity responsibly.

The situation is under control. No outage schedules are applied.

CONSEQUENCES OF SHELLING

As a result of the hostilities, high and medium pressure gas pipelines in Kharkiv region were damaged, and gas supply was cut off in two settlements. An underground gas pipeline was also damaged and subsequently burst into flames.

Three private houses in Kharkiv were damaged by shelling and disconnected from the gas supply. Gas was temporarily cut off to 21 other private houses for safety reasons.

STATE OF THE GRID

Due to technical reasons, a 330 kV overhead line of NPC Ukrenergo in Lviv region was disconnected, there were no blackouts, the line is back into operation.

SITUATION AT ZNPP

The water level in the cooling pond is 15.62 metres. This is sufficient to meet the needs of the plant.

IMPORT/EXPORT

For the current day, electricity imports are forecasted at 5,712 MWh. No exports are planned.