The excess electricity is due to warming temperatures, lower consumption, and windy weather that encourages renewable energy plants to operate.
There is a surplus of electricity in the Ukrainian energy system. This made it possible to start exporting it, Ukrenergo reported on Monday, February 5.
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It is indicated that yesterday excess electricity appeared due to warming, decreased consumption, as well as windy weather, which contributes to the operation of power plants using renewable energy sources.
The company noted that it is necessary to maintain a balance between production and consumption and the operational safety of the energy system, so Ukrnergo turned to the Polish energy system operator PSE with a request to provide emergency assistance during from 13:00 to 16 :00, receiving surplus Ukrainian electricity with a total volume of 300 MW h.
In addition, tonight Ukraine started exporting electricity to Moldova with a total volume of 230 MWh, with a peak power of up to 65 MW at certain times.
At the same time, electricity is imported within 24 hours from Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova. The total volume is 4914 MWh, with a peak power in individual hours of up to 876 MW.
Due to fighting and other reasons, 359 communities remain without electricity in the morning. There is new damage due to shelling in the networks of Donetsk and Kharkov regions. In the Kherson region, due to night shelling, about 2,200 consumers were cut off in the morning. Power companies in the region are working to restore power.
Earlier it was found that the industry has increased drastically in electricity consumption. It contributed to the overall growth of the Ukrainian economy.
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Source: korrespondent
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