As of the morning of January 27, Ukraine has reported new power outages caused by missile strikes and adverse weather conditions. The National Energy Company "Ukrenergo" announced that four regions are experiencing outages, with over 500 settlements left without electricity due to the weather.
"During the night, the enemy launched missile strikes on energy infrastructure, resulting in new outages in Kharkiv, Odesa, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Emergency recovery works have already begun in areas where the security situation allows," the report states.
Due to severe weather conditions causing heavy icing, over 500 settlements in Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Kirovohrad, Sumy, and Kyiv regions have been completely or partially disconnected from power. Crews are already working on repairing the damaged power lines.
In light of the complicated situation in the energy system due to Russian attacks, emergency power outages are currently being implemented in some regions. In other areas, power restriction schedules for industry and hourly disconnection schedules for the population are in effect.
Electricity consumption as of 9:30 AM on Tuesday was 1.8% higher than the previous day due to reduced outages in certain regions.
"Throughout the day, there is a necessity for energy conservation in all regions of Ukraine. Please limit the use of high-power electrical devices as much as possible. If possible, shift energy-intensive processes to nighttime hours after 11:00 PM," Ukrenergo added.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy reports that there is a significant deficit of electricity in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, leading to emergency power outages.
Additionally, consumers in frontline and border regions remain without power for an extended period, where restoring electricity supply is complicated by ongoing combat actions.
In the morning of January 27, Russian forces launched an attack on an infrastructure facility in the Lviv region.