In April, Ukrainians had 25 days without planned stabilization electricity outages. Restrictions were applied only on April 3, 8, 9, 10, and 11. This assessment is based on a unique dataset compiled within the Energy Map portal using public reports from NPC Ukrenergo.
Overall, during the month, electricity outages were introduced for a total of 50 hours, or 6.9% of the time. All cases affected households across all regions of Ukraine.
Outages were applied mainly during daytime and evening hours. They were longest on April 9 (from 07:00 to 22:00) and on April 10 (throughout the entire day).
In addition to planned stabilization electricity outages, power limitation schedules for industry and businesses were also applied: on April 1-3, 7-11, and 13. This indicates that a capacity deficit in the energy system persisted even on days without outages for households.
The main cause of the restrictions remained the consequences of massive russian attacks on energy infrastructure. In April, at least three major waves of strikes were recorded (April 1-2, 3, and 16), which led to power outages in a number of regions and damage to energy facilities.
At the same time, compared to the previous month, the situation improved. In March, planned stabilization electricity outages were applied much more frequently – totaling 284 hours, or 38.2% of the month, with only 10 days without outages. In April, the duration of restrictions decreased by more than five times. Rising temperatures and increased generation from renewable sources, particularly solar power plants, helped reduce the load on the energy system.
*It should be noted that the data are aggregated and may not reflect specific conditions in individual regions, particularly those near the front line.
Within the defined time intervals, outages were applied not to all consumers simultaneously, but in queues. The higher the electricity deficit in the system, the more consumer queues are limited at the same time.
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