The residents of four regions were left without electricity — Ukrenergo
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The residents of four regions were left without electricity — Ukrenergo

Ukrenergo
Source:  Ukrenergo

As of the morning of December 28, 52 settlements were cut off due to bad weather. Two settlements remain without power for more than a day in the Kharkiv region and 13 in the Donetsk region remain without power for more than a day

50 settlements in four regions are without electricity due to bad weather conditions

During the day, there were power outages in the Dnipropetrovsk region for two settlements, the Sumy region for three settlements, and the Donetsk region for 32 settlements.

At the same time, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions are without power due to technical damage.

Due to hostilities and other reasons, 460 settlements remain without electricity. As a result of the shelling, there is new damage to Oblenergo networks in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions. In the city of Kherson, more than 90,000 consumers, who were cut off due to shelling, recovered. Emergency recovery works are carried out depending on the security situation and with the permission of the military, the message says.

The state company added that on Wednesday, December 27, the maximum consumption was in the evening. Its indicator was 0.6% higher than on Tuesday, December 26.

Currently, the electricity produced by power plants of all types is sufficient to ensure the energy supply of all legal and household consumers, assured Ukrenergo.

On Thursday afternoon, December 27, there was a surplus in the power system. The reason is that sunny weather contributed to operating solar power plants at maximum capacity.

To preserve the balance between production and consumption and the operational security of the energy system, the following measures were applied:

  • In response to the request of "Ukrenergo", the Polish operator of the PSE energy system, in 3 daytime hours, ours provided emergency assistance, accepting surplus Ukrainian electricity in a total volume of 600 MW.

  • for almost 2 hours, the operation of RES power plants was limited

There is no electricity export on Thursday. Imports from Slovakia, Poland, Romania, and AMoldovarts are carried out around the clova. The total volume is 14,678 MWh, with a maximum capacity of up to 1,155 MW in individual hours.

From December 1, the technical possibility of importing electricity from Europe to Ukraine and Moldova is 1,700 MW.

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Trump's trade wars: the US could run out of toilet paper

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Source:  Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump's trade war could lead to shortages of more than just eggs and beef. Promised tariffs on softwood lumber risk leaving Americans without toilet paper.

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  • President Trump's trade war and proposed tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber may lead to a shortage of toilet paper in the US.
  • Increasing tariffs on softwood pulp, a key component for toilet paper production, could result in higher prices and limited availability of paper products like napkins and paper towels.

Trump will leave the US without toilet paper

The Trump administration plans to nearly double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber to 27%, and if additional tariffs are imposed, to more than 50%.

The American leader is pushing for the new tariffs in part to support local production, but they could also hit the availability of northern bleached softwood sulfate pulp, or NBSK, a key component for making toilet paper and paper towels.

The agency explained that NBSK makes up about 30% of standard American napkins and half of a regular paper towel.

Brian McClay, chairman of the consulting firm TTOBMA, which tracks the global pulp market, told reporters that NBSK is currently supplied mainly from Canada.

He added that in 2024, the US imported about 2 million tons of this material.

Some of these mills in the US, some of the big brand names, not only want softwood pulp from Canada, but they want pulp from this particular mill — they've been using it for 30 years and they're not going to change. If the Canadian pulp mills close down because of a lack of fiber supply, I can't think of any other option for them — they just can't change the recipe.

The agency warned that this scenario could lead to a shortage of toilet paper in the US, similar to the one experienced during the pandemic. It also could lead to a sharp increase in the price of toilet paper.

Trump has long promoted tariffs as a tool to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., and he has repeatedly stated that his country does not need Canadian lumber.

However, this position does not take into account the unique qualities of Canadian softwood pulp, which industry leaders say cannot be easily replaced by American alternatives. NBSK is valued for its tensile strength, the agency stressed.

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