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Power outage in Kyiv, Feb. 7 (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
Existing transmission lines lack capacity to meet Kyiv’s electricity demand after local power plants were knocked out by Russian attacks, Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, told NV Radio on Feb. 9.
“The situation in Kyiv is extremely difficult because the high-voltage lines feeding the city aren’t designed to carry its full load, especially in freezing weather,” Kharchenko said.
“Even if there were no damage [to power lines] and all the necessary generation capacity was available outside the city, there would still be major technical hurdles.”
After a Feb. 7 Russian strike on Ukraine’s infrastructure, the Energy Ministry described the power system as “extremely difficult,” with a large deficit that is very hard to cover.
A massive Feb. 3 Russian attack severely damaged Kyiv’s CHP-4
(combined heat and power) plant, which supplies heat to about 300,000
households. The plant has been offline since the strike. Mayor Vitali Klitschko
said repairs could take several months.
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