The level of consumption is still very high for the power system, due to the limited capacity of power plants, the company said.
In Ukraine, on the second day the level of electricity consumption decreases. But the absolute numbers are still close to record levels, Ukrenergo reported on Friday, September 1.
“Yesterday, despite a decrease in the average daily temperature of almost 5°C, the maximum consumption at night was only 3% below the absolute summer record of August 29. Still a big this is for the power system, due to the limited capacity of power plants to generate power due to damage and repairs,” the statement said.
To cover the demand, the electrical engineers were once again forced to take emergency help from the power systems of Romania and Slovakia in the period from 18:00 to 22:00 with a total volume of 600 MWh.
Today, electricity is imported from Slovakia and Moldova. The total volume is 1300 MWh, with a peak power of up to 351 MW at certain times. No exports.
It is known that due to the conflict and other reasons, 411 settlements remain without electricity. As a result of the artillery shelling of the Russians of the front-line territories, new damage to the networks in the regions of Donetsk, Kharkov, Sumy. The restoration of power is happening under the security situation and with the permission of the military.
Due to bad weather, 84 settlements in Poltava, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Odessa regions were de-energized.
This morning, the protection shutdown of a high-voltage line in the eastern region was recorded. The initial reason was the battle in the area where the line passed.
Last night, after repairs, a power unit in one of the nuclear power plants was put into operation. At the same time, this morning, one of the thermal power plants stopped generating electricity due to damage to the high-voltage line.
It was previously reported that Ukraine received aid from the EU energy system for three days in a row to cover the need for electricity.
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Source: korrespondent
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