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Ukrenergo Imposes Nationwide Hourly Power Cuts as Grid Strains

The grid operator attributed the restrictions to damage from recent Russian strikes, urging immediate conservation.

Overview

  • Hourly rolling cuts are in place across all regions on January 21, with additional limits for industrial users and the scope subject to change.
  • Ukrenergo earlier introduced emergency outages in several oblasts after reporting a difficult system situation linked to recent attacks, suspending published schedules.
  • Power engineers are working to stabilize supply, and emergency measures will be lifted once conditions improve, according to the operator.
  • The heaviest shortages persist in Kyiv city and the regions of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Odesa, and Poltava, official reports say.
  • A separate network accident on January 20 left parts of occupied Crimea without electricity, including Yevpatoriia and Dzhankoi, after prior overload warnings tied to a severe cold snap.