The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine calls on consumers to conserve electricity in view of the significant loss of generating capacity after hostile shelling. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko.
The Energy Minister noted that in recent months, the Ukrainian energy system had suffered the greatest damage since the start of the full-scale war with russia.
“As of today, we have already lost about 8 GW of capacity in the system. If this had happened in any other country, there would have been a total blackout. The situation is complicated. But there is power today, the system is balanced, and this is the result of the hard work of power engineers who maintain the system every day, around the clock,” he stressed.
Answering the question whether the current circumstances would result in the same power supply restrictions for consumers as in 2022-2023, the minister said: “It will be difficult to keep the system without restrictions, especially in winter. It should also be borne in mind that we are currently recording the situation as of now, and it is difficult to predict the situation by winter, taking into account the next shelling or its impact on the system. But it is obvious that there will be an additional negative impact on the system. Therefore, the situation will be challenging.”
The Minister of Energy advised all consumers to prepare for a difficult winter, while stressing that the energy sector would do everything possible to ensure that it was stable, in particular, like the winter of 2023-2024.
“Even if you don’t have any restrictions today, you need to understand that there is a war going on and that somewhere along the line there will be restrictions. That is why it is critical to use electricity sparingly,” the minister stressed.
He noted that there might be difficulties with electricity supply in summer. At the same time, renewable energy sources, including solar power plants, help to balance the system during this period of the year. (Government portal)