On Friday, October 10, after a large-scale russian shelling of gas and energy infrastructure, two CHPPs in Kyiv that provided the city with electricity completely stopped working. This was stated by MP of Ukraine, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing and Utilities Oleksii Kucherenko on the air of News.Live.
He reported that the electricity shortage in Ukraine is primarily caused by the destruction from russian shelling.
"That is, conditionally, if on Friday after the impact two Kyiv CHPs "fell off" to zero, that is, they produce zero electricity - one 800 MW, the other 540 MW, a total of 1,300 MW "fell off" from the system - it is clear that there is a deficit, and Kyiv is already deficient in generation, it cannot live without external support, it does not have enough of its own," the MP explained.
On October 15, the electricity deficit increased due to cold weather, lack of sun and heating, as the population turns on heaters, as well as restrictions on imports. He also said that another hit occurred to CHPP and it is also not working today.
"There, the price affects, and the technical capabilities of emergency support, now we will directly ask for emergency support. Well, and what I said, the generation deficit. In one powerful city, where the CHPP belongs to Naftogaz, it was also a hit today, and it is also at zero," Kucherenko said.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of October 10, the army of the aggressor country of russia carried out a massive air attack on Ukraine. According to Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, the targets of the occupiers were energy infrastructure facilities.
For example, in Kyiv, as a result of the occupiers' attack, residents of the left bank of the capital were left without electricity and water. Also, due to the situation with the power supply, the Kyiv metro changed the movement of trains.
In addition, the Dnipropetrovsk Region was under attack by the occupiers. Explosions thundered in the Dnipro, Kamyanske, and in the Kryvyi Rih Region. The attack was aimed at energy facilities.
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