“A night attack by Russian war criminals with missiles and drones will not lead to the need to limit electricity consumption in Ukraine.
This was reported on the morning of February 16 in Ukrenergo.
Consumption in the country slightly increased compared to yesterday.
There has been no shortage of power in the energy system for the fifth day in a row, and February 16 is also not predicted. Power plants produce enough electricity to cover the existing consumption.
All types of power plants in the energy system operate, and thermal and hydro generation provide coverage for peak consumption in the morning and evening hours. Electricity imports are declining.
Due to the lack of power shortages, consumption limits in the region did not fall on Thursday, but with an increase in consumption, shutdowns may be applied.
Measurements of actual consumption on February 16 are held in accordance with the schedule in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Odessa still has network restrictions due to damaged infrastructure. Business is returning to active work, which is reflected in the growth in consumption. Therefore, to avoid overloading equipment in the city, hourly outage schedules are applied.
In the Odessa region, emergency recovery work is still ongoing. Power engineers are also repairing the consequences of Russian strikes at a number of power plants that have received significant damage from rocket and drone attacks by Russians.
Ukrenergo recalled that more than 10 GW of the main installed capacities are not yet available to the Ukrainian energy system and are under the control of the enemy – the largest in Ukraine and Europe, Zaporizhzhya NPP, as well as Zaporizhzhya TPP, Lugansk TPP, Uglegorsk TPP, Kakhovskaya HPP.
In addition, most of the wind and solar power plants are also located in the temporarily occupied southerners. It should be noted that, apart from nuclear power plants, other power plants are key regulatory capacities. They provide coverage of consumption during peak morning and evening hours.
Source: Racurs
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