Ukraine Sets Nationwide Power Restrictions for Dec. 11 as Ukrenergo Projects Three-Queue Blackouts

Overview

• Consumption limits will apply in every region on Dec. 11, with hourly shutdowns for households and power caps for industrial users.
• Ukrenergo chief Vitaliy Zaichenko says three rotation queues are expected in the near term, with severity differing by region.
• The grid operator did not specify how large the cuts will be in its announcement for Thursday.
• Emergency blackouts on Dec. 9 followed a Russian strike on a Sumy energy facility that led to wider generation shutdowns.
• Authorities are weighing steps to reduce the scope of outages, including a review of which critical infrastructure remains exempt.