According to the head of the Ministry of Energy, Herman Galushchenko, the only threat to large-scale blackouts in Ukraine is massive missile attacks by the Russian criminal army on energy infrastructure facilities.
What is known about the threat of large-scale blackouts in Ukraine
In fact, the only threat to a systemic failure is Russian attacks. It's difficult to predict the level of attacks and when they will happen. I have got a lot of questions, because, frankly, I expected a different situation today, Galushchenko said.
He stressed that there are currently no prerequisites for large-scale power outages in Ukraine.
Moreover, even if there is a critical impact as a result of attacks on the power grid, blackouts may occur, but they will be temporary, the Energy Minister promises.
What is known about the shortage of capacity in the power system and the threat of blackouts
Galushchenko noted that there is currently a small deficit in the power grid, but there is no threat of blackouts.
There were no blackouts. Therefore, it is true that, first of all, due to the loss of generation, cold weather and increased consumption, we observed a deficit on certain days," the head of the Ministry of Energy stressed.
Galushchenko added that the deficit is not critical and amounts to about 1% of consumption.
The key here is that we have to provide people with electricity. And in principle, people should not be interested in how we solve the issue of shortages. The main thing is to understand that there have been no blackouts and no plans for them, the minister said.
According to Ivan Plachkov, the chairman of the All-Ukrainian Energy Assembly, thermal power plants use additional coal to regulate the power system.
According to him, solar and wind power plants do not always work due to the weather and are difficult to balance.
But thermal power plants are not designed for balancing. These 200 MW and 300 MW units should operate according to a stable schedule, Plachkov explained.
He added that the unit cannot be switched on quickly in 5-10 seconds, it takes 5-6 hours. In addition, additional coal needs to be used to start the unit, although no electricity is generated at this time.
Today we need to think about where to get coal for power plants, because coal is already being burned and due to the fact that thermal power plants regulate the power system today, a lot of coal is being burned, Plachkov said.
