The expert urged Ukrainians not to use elevators due to blackouts
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Ukrainian energy expert Stanislav Ignatiev recommended that the country's residents avoid using elevators after 15:00 due to the risk of sudden power outages, predicting continued energy shortages for the coming years.
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Ukraine is facing massive power outages and the need to introduce electricity supply schedules in a number of regions.
Ukrainian energy expert Stanislav Ignatiev urged residents of the country not to use elevators after 15:00 due to possible sudden power outages.
Stanislav Ignatiev said that society will have to adapt to constant blackouts and get used to living in the “land of generators” for the next three to five years or even more.
The Ukrainian national energy company Ukrenergo announced the introduction of power outage schedules in a number of regions of Ukraine and mass power outages in Kyiv.
Ukrainian energy expert Stanislav Ignatiev urged residents of the country not to use elevators due to possible sudden power outages.
“A general life hack: don’t use elevators after 3 p.m., so that during a power outage you don’t end up trapped in the elevator cabin,” Ignatiev told the Ukrainian portal Novosti.Live.
As the expert added, it will not be possible to restore a stable power supply in the country in the near future, so society will be forced to adapt to constant outages.
“We must get used to living in the “land of generators” for the next three to five, and maybe more years,” said the Ukrainian expert.
Open Questions
- What specific measures are planned to restore the network?
- How long will the current shutdown schedules last?
