Monday17 February 2025
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The Minister of Energy stated that there will be no restrictions on electricity supply due to frost.

Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko has denied the possibility of implementing power outage schedules due to freezing temperatures in Ukraine, emphasizing that the only reason for such measures could be attacks from Russia.
Глава Минэнерго заявил, что мороз не может стать причиной ограничений электроэнергии.

The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, Herman Halushchenko, has dismissed the possibility of implementing electricity outage schedules due to the cold weather in Ukraine, stating that the only reason for such measures could be attacks from the Russian Federation.

"Temperature does not affect the outage schedules. The only factor that influences them is the consequences of the attacks," he told reporters in Kyiv following a meeting with the Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi.

Halushchenko also noted that despite the significant level of damage caused by missile and drone attacks from Russian aggressors, the electricity outages observed in recent days are limited in nature.

At the same time, he mentioned that over the weekend, Russia severely damaged one of the generation facilities.

"I want to say that on Sunday we unfortunately lost a significant amount of generating capacity, and it is still unknown how long it will take to restore. We need time to assess the damage. But we see a substantial level of destruction," Halushchenko stated.

As reported, starting from February 1, NEC "Ukrenergo" had to introduce emergency outage schedules (EOS) in several regions. Specifically, on February 4, they were implemented in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Poltava, Zaporizhia, Kirovohrad regions, as well as partially in Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions. The company emphasized that the introduction of EOS was triggered by serious shelling of the energy system.

At the end of January, NEC highlighted that the anticipated drop in temperature would not cause significant problems and would not necessitate the implementation of restriction measures.