The seven areas are threatened by rolling blackouts.
The Cabinet of Ministers at an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, February 15, made a decision to introduce temporary emergency measures on the electricity market.
This mode enables the National Commission, carrying out state regulation in the field of energy and utilities (NKREKU) quickly affect the market in conditions of acute energy shortages. The document allows rolling blackouts, if necessary.
During the meeting Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman said that the blocking of the railway to Donbass fraught with stop Ukrainian metallurgical plants. This in turn will undermine the economic growth of Ukraine. “I urge again all those who block: unblock the supply of coal, all other – please block” – he turned to the lock.
We will remind, on February 13, the Minister of energy Igor Nasaliki declared that Ukraine may face a problem of covering peak loads in the power system in two weeks.
Problems in the energy sector are related to the fact that in the Donbass blocked by three railway lines. This led to the interruption of the supply of anthracite coal, which runs half of Ukrainian power plants.
In Ukraine has repeatedly declared a state of emergency on the electricity market. When Arseny Yatsenyuk was done six times. Last period PE came at the end of 2015 – beginning of 2016.
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