Two power engineers were killed in Zhytomyr and Kharkiv regions while performing work; 73 workers remained underground in Donetsk region due to the shelling of a mine

POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, CONSUMPTION

Yesterday, to partially cover the electricity deficit, Ukraine additionally attracted emergency assistance from the power systems of Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

Today, the schedules of hourly consumer outages are applied from 0:00 to 24:00. If the situation changes, the information will be updated.

The main reason for the restrictions is enemy attacks on energy infrastructure and the negative consequences of these attacks.

EMERGENCIES

In Zhytomyr and Kharkiv regions, employees of regional power companies were killed while maintaining the power grids.

In Zhytomyr region, a 31-year-old electrician in charge of distribution network operation was electrocuted while inspecting an overhead line.

In Kharkiv region, a 40-year-old distribution network technician was electrocuted. He was pronounced dead by paramedics.

CONSEQUENCES OF SHELLING

In Donetsk region, enemy shelling damaged an overhead line of a distribution system operator. The substation and the household consumers and a mine connected to it were cut off. At the time, there were 73 workers in the mine, and they were brought to the surface. All consumers were reconnected.

In Lviv region, a metal ball with a diameter of 15 cm was found on the territory of one of the high-voltage substations – a fragment of a cluster munition from a russian X-101 missile. The State Emergency Service removed the munition from the substation.

In Chernihiv region, 413 consumers in 6 settlements lost power last night due to shelling.

STATE OF THE GRID

In Cherkasy region, equipment at one of the regional power company’s substations was disconnected due to technological reasons. As a result, household and industrial consumers in two districts lost power. All consumers have been reconnected.

IMPORT/EXPORT

For the current day, electricity imports are forecast at 35,203 MWh. No exports are expected.