Ukraine to Face 6-Hour Power Cuts on November 25 After Russian Attacks

On Monday, November 25, Ukraine will have six-hour power cuts due to damage to energy facilities.

According to Ukrenergo, the outages will last from 14:00 to 20:00 and include one queue. The reason for the restrictions is the consequences of the November 17 missile and drone attack that damaged the energy infrastructure.

"Emergency repair works are ongoing. Power engineers are working to eliminate the consequences in order to return the equipment damaged by the enemy to operation as soon as possible," the statement said.

Ukrainians, in turn, are urged to use electricity rationally, in particular, to avoid turning on several powerful appliances at the same time after the power supply is restored.

After the massive Russian attack, the most difficult situation was in Odesa region and Odesa, where residents spent more than two days without electricity. Then, the city introduced stabilization outage schedules. Local residents took to the streets to protest and blocked several roads due to the power outage.

Odesa region even appealed to neighboring Transnistria to help with power, but they refused, said Oleg Kiper.

As the OVA explained to Intent, it was Transnistria's power company that approached the region, not the regional administration. So Intent turned to the electricity distribution operator DTEK Odesa Power Grids, which explained that it only transports electricity from Ukrenergo's high-voltage substations to customers' homes and has no authority to negotiate electricity exports or imports. They were advised to contact NPC Ukrenergo. NPC Ukrenergo told the publication that they could not comment on the situation with energy supply because the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine recommended that energy companies refrain from commenting.

Meanwhile, energy manager Vitaliy Savych told Intent.Insight live on air that the power system of Odesa region suffers from Russian shelling more than others due to the lack of its own sources of electricity generation and some isolation from the European power grid.

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