Ukrainian nuclear power plants reduced capacity due to massive Russian attack
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Ukrainian nuclear power plants reduced capacity due to massive Russian attack

Ukrainian nuclear power
Source:  IAEA

Representatives of the IAEA monitoring mission noted that as a result of a massive missile and drone attack by the criminal army of the Russian Federation on energy facilities in Ukraine, operating nuclear power plants were forced to reduce the electricity generation capacity of 5 out of 9 operating power units.

Points of attention

  • The recent massive Russian attack on Ukrainian energy facilities resulted in a significant reduction in electricity generation capacity, affecting 5 out of 9 operating power units.
  • Ukrainian nuclear power plants had to implement hourly outages for residential consumers and power curtailment schedules for industry and business due to the capacity deficits caused by the Russian attacks.
  • Emergency restoration work is ongoing to repair the damage inflicted on energy facilities by the criminal army of the Russian Federation.
  • The IAEA monitoring mission has been monitoring the situation closely and providing updates on the state of the power system in Ukraine following the attacks.
  • The continuous missile and drone attacks from Russia have led to an increase in capacity shortages and restrictions on electricity consumption, impacting various regions in Ukraine.

What is known about the reduction in electricity production capacity of Ukrainian nuclear power plants amid the massive Russian attack?

Today, 5 out of 9 operating power units in Ukraine have reduced capacity due to renewed attacks on energy infrastructure, the IAEA said in a statement.

Ukrenergo reveals the state of the power system after the massive Russian attack

At night and in the morning, the enemy carried out another, already the twelfth since the beginning of the year, massive missile and drone attack on the power system. Energy facilities in several regions were damaged. As a result, the volume of consumption restriction measures was forced to be increased, namely, the number of turns of the hourly outage schedule, compared to the previous forecast for the current day, the press service of Ukrenergo notes.

It is noted that emergency restoration work on the damaged facilities began immediately after the airstrike was lifted. Ukrenergo assured that energy workers are doing everything possible to eliminate the consequences of the Russian strikes as soon as possible.

Ukrenergo admitted that the massive missile and drone attack by the criminal army of the Russian Federation led to an increase in the capacity deficit in Ukraine's energy system.

This forces hourly outages for residential consumers and power curtailment schedules for industry and business.

Currently, three hourly outage schedule queues are in effect simultaneously in all regions.

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