Due to a shortage of electricity in the country, Ukraine has requested its imports from 5 countries, announced the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
„For today, imports from Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova are planned for a total volume of 11,747 MW per hour with a maximum power of up to 1,165 MW at certain times,”, the Telegram channel said. of the Ministry
The department again called on citizens not to turn on powerful household electrical appliances at the same time and to save electricity so that the country's energy system can remain in a stable state.
Ukrainian authorities admit that the country has lost 9 GW of generation since spring, which is about 50% of its total capacity. According to Prime Minister Denis Schmigal, almost 90% of all thermal energy production and a third of hydroelectric energy production have been damaged.
In the first months of summer, almost daily blackout schedules were implemented in the country, and electricity imports were increased to the technically possible maximum. On November 17, new massive damage was done to the energy infrastructure. The country is back to permanent and emergency outages.