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  • Situation in energy system on 1 November
    Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, posted 01 November 2023 11:48

    Natural gas reserves reached more than 16 bcm, Ukraine provided emergency power to the Polish energy system

    HEATING SEASON

    Natural gas stocks in underground storage facilities have already reached 16.02 bcm. This is 1.3 billion more than planned according to the forecast balance of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of 1 November 2023. The reserves are enough to last through the heating season.

    POWER GENERATION

    The electricity generated by Ukrainian power plants is sufficient to meet the consumer demand.

    Two power units have been out of service for short-term repairs (within one day).

    Yesterday, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Ukraine provided emergency power totalling 690 MWh to the Polish transmission system operator.

    CONSEQUENCES OF SHELLING

    At night, the enemy attacked energy infrastructure facilities in Poltava region. As a result of damage to power lines, 3 settlements were cut off from electricity, 10 commercial and almost 500 household consumers were cut off.

    SITUATION IN THE FRONTLINE REGIONS

    17 settlements in Donetsk region lost power due to shelling. In Chernihiv region, more than 1,000 consumers were disconnected from electricity supply due to shelling from across the border and damage to power lines.

    In Sumy region, 3,270 consumers lost power due to shelling.

    Some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions are also without power.

    In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, some households are cut off from gas supply due to shelling.

    Repair crews are working where the security situation allows.

    In total, power engineers have reconnected almost 34,600 consumers over the past day. Most of them are in Donetsk region.

    SITUATION IN THE REGIONS

    As a result of technological disruptions, almost 7,000 consumers in Dnipropetrovsk region were temporarily cut off from electricity supply yesterday. All of them have now been reconnected.

    CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXPLOSION AT THE KAKHOVKA HPP DAM

    In Kherson, 1,200 consumers remain without power after the flooding. Power engineers are working to restore power supply, but repairs are slowed down by shelling.

    SITUATION AT THE ZNPP

    The water level in the ZNPP cooling pond remains stable at 15.69 metres. This is sufficient to meet the needs of the plant.

    EXPORT/IMPORT

    Commercial electricity imports totalled 69.00 MWh over the past day. Exports to Slovakia and Moldova totalled 2,222 MWh.