Power outages return to Odesa region

National energy company Ukrenergo has ordered to resume stabilization blackouts.

According to the press service of DTEK Odesa Power Grids, blackouts are scheduled for August 19 from 17:00 to 21:00.

The reason for this decision is the growing electricity shortage due to the heat. Preliminary, as of the morning of August 19, one line will be disconnected at Ukrenergo's command. However, DTEK noted that the number of queues may vary depending on the current situation in the power system.

A queue is a group of household consumers and businesses that consume a certain number of megawatts. The duration of the queue and which group of consumers to disconnect right now are determined by regional power distribution companies in each region. There are six queues in each region. They include consumers who are not included in the list of critical infrastructure facilities.

Conventionally, when regional power distribution companies apply one stage of outage schedules, it means four hours without electricity per day, two stages - eight hours, three stages - 12 hours, four stages - more than 12 hours of restrictions. If, for example, three queues of outages are in effect for several hours, this means that more consumers are restricted during this period. But the duration of the queue and its switching are determined by regional power distribution companies in each region.

During the period when the heat in Odesa subsided, electricity was not cut off in the region at all, except for those consumers who were left without electricity due to the shelling of Odesa region by an Iskander missile on August 11. Almost 2,000 families were left without power supply.

Due to Russian shelling, power supply is often interrupted in Ukraine, and in particular in the southern regions. For example, on July 21, almost 30,000 consumers in the south of the country were left without electricity as a result of the occupiers' attacks.