Russian shelling causes new power outages in five regions

According to Ukrinform, the NPC Ukrenergo reported this on Facebook.

“As a result of Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure facilities, as of this morning, there are new power outages in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Where security conditions currently allow, emergency restoration work has begun,” the statement reads.

As of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, electricity consumption is 7.6% higher than the previous day. The downward trend in consumption is due to cloudy weather in western and parts of central Ukraine, which reduces the efficiency of residential solar power plants.

"Given the weather conditions, it is advisable to shift active energy consumption today to the period of peak operation of industrial solar power plants—from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please limit the use of high-power electrical appliances in the evening hours—from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.," Ukrenergo notes.

As previously reported, no electricity consumption restrictions are scheduled in Ukraine on June 12.