Ukraine schedules further power outages Monday

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 27: Visitors continue to shop in the grocery section of the supermarket, illuminating goods by phones during a power outage on October 27, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. "Ukrenergo" introduces longer emergency blackouts in Kyiv and the Kyiv Oblast. The reason was new damage to the energy infrastructure as a result of Russian strikes by kamikaze drones. (Photo by Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Ukraine’s state-energy company, Ukrenergo, warned Monday morning that the country would face further scheduled and unscheduled power cuts.

“From 6:00 a.m. and until the end of the day, there will be scheduled power outages in Kyiv city, and Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava regions,” Ukrenergo said on its Facebook and Telegram channels.

“There will also be emergency outages in certain regions. They will be introduced by regional power distribution companies in case the deficit is bigger than planned. In case of emergency blackouts, electricity may be cut off earlier than planned and consumption restrictions may last longer.”

Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure has been under severe strain since Russia began attacking power plants on October 10.

“The country’s power grid is still unable to resume full operation after the terrorist attacks of Russia,” Ukrenergo said. “We have to introduce power outages in some regions to avoid overloading of high-voltage infrastructure.”