
Blackout schedules do not apply
In Kyiv and parts of the regions of Ukraine, emergency power outages were introduced on Thursday at the command of NPC Ukrenergo; during the period of emergency measures, standard power outage schedules are not applied.
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In Kyiv and regions of Ukraine, energy supply restrictions are periodically introduced.
In Kyiv, emergency power outages were introduced at the command of Ukrenergo.
In some regions of Ukraine on Thursday, hourly blackout schedules were introduced for the entire day.
MOSCOW, October 8 – RIA Novosti. Emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv, the Ukrainian energy holding DTEK reported on Thursday.
“Kyiv: at the command of Ukrenergo, emergency shutdowns were applied. During emergency shutdowns, the schedules do not apply,” says a message published on the energy holding’s Telegram channel.

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