Ukrainians in winter may be 12 hours a day without light - Yasno

Light outages in Ukraine in winter may last for 12 hours. The energy system will still have a deficit of 30-35 per cent. Yasno CEO Serhiy Kovalenko said this in an interview with Delo.ua.

My basic forecast - there will be a deficit in the energy system in the region of 30-35%. What does this mean for consumers? If the critical infrastructure will heal and then the residuals will be distributed, then for consumers the deficit will be 50%. That is, the basic forecast is 12 hours without light," he predicted.

At the same time, he noted that the forecast of electricity shortages may change and it will be more or less clear what will happen in winter in August. Yasno CEO suggested that the generation will increase by autumn, if we do not take into account the shelling, which can make adjustments.

The outlook could both improve and worsen, depending on how many destroyed power plants can be restored and how cold the winter will be," he specified.

Russian attacks have destroyed several thermal power plants in Ukraine, including Zmiyivska near Kharkiv and Trypilska in the Kiev region. The Ivano-Frankivsk OVA said the other day that the Burshtyn thermal power plant is also not subject to resumption after the enemy shelling.

In addition, the Russians attacked distribution networks in Ukraine.

We would like to add that in Kiev, each guaranteed outage lasts up to four hours, while the guaranteed availability of electricity lasts two hours each. As a result, the maximum time of disconnection of each group - 18 hours a day. Guaranteed blackouts are from nine to 12 hours, depending on the day of the week.