Hourly power outage schedules may begin to be implemented as early as next week, when temperatures drop significantly. About this informed Volodymyr Velychko, a member of the supervisory board of Centernergo, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
"Starting next week, forecasters predict a significant decrease in temperature. For energy experts, this means that more substantial measures will be needed to balance the energy system, such as emergency assistance from operators in neighboring countries. But before applying emergency aid, it is necessary to use one's own resources as much as possible. In the event that NEC "Ukrenergo" fails to maintain the balance of the energy system, shutdown schedules will be applied," - he explained.
In his words, after the decrease of the daily average temperature in October, the power system already observes a noticeable increase in consumption, and its peak has shifted from 20:00 to 19:10.
At the same time, Velichko emphasized that due to the decrease in temperature, consumption will increase in European countries, which will lead to an increase in electricity prices, in particular, due to a decrease in the share of renewable energy sources.
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