Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, was forced to introduce scheduled blackouts throughout the country, this After more than a week of continuous Russian missile attacks on power plants.
The action taken by the Ukrainian leader was known on Wednesday and will go into effect on Thursday, with Ukrainian energy authorities revealing that the country has lost at least 40% of its power generation capacity.
“Unfortunately, according to new data, about 40% of our total infrastructure and generating capabilities are seriously damaged. Repair and repair work is continuing, but miracles are possible only to a certain extent. Adviser to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kharchenko, said in a statement broadcast on national television: “Therefore, we must wait, but also we must cut off the power supply so as not to overload the grid.”
Also, according to NPC Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s national energy company, “Consumption restrictions may apply throughout Ukraine from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.” In a statement, they stressed that “the outages will be alternating – the duration of the outage is also determined by the regional power distribution company, but not more than 4 hours.”
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