Almost 400 Ukrainian settlements left without electricity

A total of 398 settlements have been left without electricity as of the morning of 8 April. There are power outages in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kherson oblasts due to the hostilities. Source: Ukrenergo, Ukraine's national energy company 

Details: Reportedly, the Russians damaged Ukrenergo energy facilities in the Dnipro district and eastern regions during the day.

Quote: "During the night, Russian missile and UAV attacks damaged equipment at one of the Ukrenergo substations in the Dnipro district and two high-voltage overhead lines. Consumer power outages were not reported. Yesterday, in the east, in one of the frontline areas, a Ukrenergo 330 kV substation was cut off from the power grid due to artillery shelling," the statement said.

Hourly power outage schedules are in effect from 06:00 on Monday in Kharkiv Oblast. Consumption limits for industrial consumers in Kryvyi Rih also continue. "Emergency repair work is underway in difficult conditions and continues around the clock.

In the eastern region, repair crews at one of the Ukrenergo substations have restored some of the equipment damaged during attacks," added the state-owned company. During the day, imports from four countries and exports to five countries are planned. The imports from Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova are planned to be in the evening hours.

The total volume is 667 MWh, with a maximum capacity of up to 317 MW in individual hours. The exports occur during the daytime peak activity of renewable energy power plants in Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. The total volume is 1455 MWh, with a maximum capacity in individual hours of up to 388 MW.

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