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  • Situation in energy system on 18 August
    Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, posted 18 August 2023 11:54

    SITUATION IN THE FRONTLINE REGIONS

    Enemy terror continues in the frontline and border regions with russia. In Donetsk region, 110 kV overhead lines were disconnected twice due to enemy shelling. This resulted in limited power generation at one of the thermal power plants in Donetsk region. In Donetsk region, lower-capacity overhead lines were also disconnected due to hostilities, leaving more than 14,000 consumers without electricity.

    Some consumers in Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions also lost power.

    STATE OF THE GRID

    The 330 kV overhead power line of NPC Ukrenergo in Dnipropetrovsk region was temporarily disconnected. The 330 kV Ternopil-Khmelnytskyi overhead line was also briefly out of service.

    POWER GENERATION

    In preparation for the upcoming heating season, a large-scale repair campaign is underway at thermal, hydro and nuclear generation facilities.

    SITUATION IN THE REGIONS

    A 10 kV overhead line in Boryspil district of Kyiv region was disconnected for technological reasons. More than 1,000 customers were left without electricity for several hours.

    CONSEQUENCES OF THE KAKHOVKA HPP DAM BLOW-UP

    About 11,000 consumers in Kherson remain without power. Power engineers are working to restore the power supply, but repairs are slowed down due to shelling.

    SITUATION ON THE ZNPP

    There is a slight decrease in the water level in the cooling pond. It is currently at 16.16 metres. This is sufficient to meet the needs of the plant.

    EXPORT/IMPORT

    Commercial electricity imports over the past day totalled 3,815.00 MWh. There were no exports.