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Power outages affect eight Ukrainian oblasts

Eight oblasts in Ukraine experienced power outages due to Russian shelling and ongoing combat, Ukraine's Ministry of Energy reported on Thursday, Oct. 3.

3 October 2024, 12:32 PM

Russia targets energy infrastructure, 281,000 without power after Shahed strikes

In the early hours of Sep. 17, Russia launched drone attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast. The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that the Konotop, Okhtyrka, and Sumy districts were hit in the attack.

17 September 2024, 10:47 AM

Russian attacks target energy facilities in seven Ukrainian oblasts

Ukrainian power facilities in Dnipro, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv oblasts were the targets of Russian attacks over the past day, the Energy Ministry reported on Telegram on Sept. 9.

9 September 2024, 01:40 PM

European Commission gives Ukraine €40M to repair damaged energy infrastructure

The European Commission will provide Ukraine with €40 million to repair energy infrastructure ahead of the winter season, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on social media platform X on Friday, Aug. 6.

6 September 2024, 03:17 PM

Energy regulator calls on DSOs for fairness and transparency amid rising consumer complaints

The National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission addressed the issue of numerous complaints from consumers about the lack of relevant and accurate information regarding power outages in its letter to distribution system operators (DSOs) published on Aug. 29.

4 September 2024, 12:16 PM

Emergency power outages introduced in Kyiv and three Ukrainian oblasts — DTEK

Emergency power outages were introduced on Aug. 28 in Kyiv, as well as in Kyiv, Odesa, and Donetsk Oblasts, according to DTEK’s press center.

28 August 2024, 10:55 AM

Kyiv’s power grid hit by Russian missile attack, explosions across Ukraine

Energy infrastructure is under Russian missile attack, the head of the Presidential Administration, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram on Aug. 26, shortly after numerous reports of explosions across Ukraine amid a massive Russian missile attack.

26 August 2024, 09:35 AM

Accidental blackouts hit Russia's far east Primorsky Krai

Massive blackouts were staged in Russia's Primorsky Krai, bordering China, in particular in the city of Vladivostok, leaving residents stranded in electric trains and elevators, the ChTD Telegram channel wrote on Aug. 16.

16 August 2024, 01:53 PM

Energy situation may remain stable for next few months, but winter challenges still require preparation, expert says

The next few months can be quite comfortable for the Ukrainian energy system under certain conditions, Energy Research Center director Oleksandr Kharchenko told in an interview with Radio NV.

1 August 2024, 02:22 PM

Ukrenergo Chief urges Ukrainians to postpone energy consumption to daytime hours

Energy consumption should be postponed to a time period from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., as at this time the solar stations operate at their full capacity, Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi wrote on Facebook on July 29.

30 July 2024, 09:55 AM

Southern Russia citizens ask dictator Putin for help with electricity crisis

An emergency power outage left 25 streets in the Karasunsky district and 16 streets in the Prikubansky district without electricity, the Unified Dispatch Service of Krasnodar reported on Telegram on July 21.

21 July 2024, 04:48 PM

Departmental sources hint Oblenergo blackouts schedules misuse

The State Energy Inspectorate will inspect Oblenergo uniformity of power outage schedules application, Inspectorate head, Ruslan Slobodyan, said, the organization website reported on July 11.

11 July 2024, 01:43 PM

Russian Rostov Oblast introduces power outage schedules after UAV strike on power grid

A schedule of temporary power outages for residential consumers was introduced in Rostov Oblast after a reported drone strike, Russian energy company Rosseti Yug wrote on Telegram on July 6.

6 July 2024, 07:14 PM

Ukrenergo warns of increased power outages amid heatwave

The number and duration of power outages will be increased to cope with “high electricity consumption caused by a heatwave,” the national power grid operator Ukrenergowrote on Telegram on July 1.

1 July 2024, 01:40 PM

Fraudsters using daily blackouts to their advantage - Cyber Police

Fraudsters are using the current daily blackout situation to their advantage, Ukraine's Cyber Police Department warned on Telegram.

24 June 2024, 10:12 AM

Ukraine's power system to face more severe power cuts in July - Ukrenergo

Situation in Ukrainian energy system is predicted to deteriorate in the next few weeks, the power cuts will become more severe, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Ukrenergo CEO, told Suspilne on June 16.

17 June 2024, 02:03 PM

Heavy rains cause major power outages in seven Ukrainian oblasts, repair efforts underway

Severe weather with heavy rains and thunderstorms has caused power outages, leaving over 81,000 consumers in 360 settlements without electricity in Ukraine, the Energy Ministry reported on Facebook late on June 12.

13 June 2024, 12:06 PM

Severe flooding in Kyiv after heavy rains disrupts traffic

Heavy rains flooded streets in several districts of Kyiv on June 12, causing traffic jams and major disruptions to public transportation across the capital and in at least five other Ukrainian oblasts.

12 June 2024, 03:15 PM

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