Electricity consumption limited in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk Regions on Thursday

On Thursday, April 25, the consumption of electricity in the Kharkiv Region and for industrial enterprises in Kryvyi Rih of the Dnipropetrovsk Region is limited.

This was announced by the Ministry of Energy, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

"Due to network restrictions on the lines of the transmission system operator, blackout schedules were applied yesterday in the Kharkiv Region and for industrial enterprises in Kryvyi Rih. Restrictions in these regions are still in effect today. During the evening peak hours (from 17:00 to 22:00), power restriction schedules were applied for industrial consumers in all Regions except for the Kherson Region. Last day, consumers' needs were covered by their generation, commercial imports, and emergency assistance from Poland, Slovakia, and Romania. The total volume of emergency supply was about 3% of the daily electricity consumption," the report said.

Emergency supply of electricity and the current day is also carried out.

For the current day, the import of electricity in the amount of 12,786 MWh is forecast, but the export of electricity is not expected.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the Ministry of Energy notes that the industrial enterprises's use of imported electricity will avoid blackouts and increase the stability of the energy system.