{"id":1450919,"date":"2026-10-09T13:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/?p=1450919"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:21:29","slug":"long-power-outages-in-winter-an-expert-told-what-awaits-kyiv-and-odessa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/long-power-outages-in-winter-an-expert-told-what-awaits-kyiv-and-odessa\/","title":{"rendered":"Long power outages in winter: an expert told what awaits Kyiv and Odessa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kyiv and Odesa could face the most difficult power supply situation during the heating season due to possible Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. In the worst-case scenario, the capital will have only four hours of electricity per day, and in frosts as low as \u221210 \u00b0C, outages could last up to eight hours per day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This<\/span> is<\/span> reported by<\/span><\/a> Business<\/span> Censor<\/span> , citing an interlocutor<\/span> familiar<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> content<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> relevant<\/span> plans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director of<\/span> the Energy<\/span> Research<\/span> Center<\/span> , Oleksandr<\/span> Kharchenko,<\/span> considers<\/span> this<\/span> scenario<\/span> to be the most pessimistic<\/span> for<\/span> Kyiv,<\/span> but<\/span> sees<\/span> no<\/span> reason<\/span> to predict<\/span> a similar<\/span> situation<\/span> for<\/span> the entire<\/span> country.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is<\/span> the most pessimistic<\/span> scenario<\/span> for<\/span> Kyiv.<\/span> But<\/span> I<\/span> see<\/span> no<\/span> reason<\/span> to believe<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> can<\/span> spread<\/span> to<\/span> the entire<\/span> country,”<\/span> the expert<\/span> noted<\/span> in<\/span> a comment<\/span> to<\/span> the publication.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to<\/span> his<\/span> assessment,<\/span> the biggest<\/span> problems<\/span> with<\/span> electricity supply<\/span> may<\/span> arise<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> and<\/span> the Odessa<\/span> region.<\/span> These<\/span> regions<\/span> are vulnerable<\/span> due to<\/span> a general<\/span> shortage<\/span> of<\/span> electricity<\/span> and<\/span> the risk<\/span> of targeted<\/span> Russian<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> energy<\/span> facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Kyiv<\/span> and<\/span> Odessa<\/span> may<\/span> suffer<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> other<\/span> cities<\/span> due to<\/span> the general<\/span> energy<\/span> deficit<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> the event of<\/span> focused<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> energy facilities<\/span> ,”<\/span> Kharchenko<\/span> emphasized<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyiv<\/span> CHP-5,<\/span> CHP-6<\/span> and<\/span> Darnytsia<\/span> CHP<\/span> do not produce<\/span> enough<\/span> electricity<\/span> to<\/span> cover<\/span> the needs<\/span> of the capital.<\/span> During<\/span> the heating<\/span> season<\/span> ,<\/span> these<\/span> facilities<\/span> will operate<\/span> mainly<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> heat supply.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main<\/span> source<\/span> of electricity<\/span> for<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> is<\/span> the Rivne<\/span> and<\/span> Khmelnytsky<\/span> nuclear<\/span> power plants.<\/span> However,<\/span> if<\/span> the substations<\/span> through<\/span> which<\/span> electricity<\/span> is supplied<\/span> to<\/span> the capital are<\/span> damaged<\/span> ,<\/span> it will be<\/span> difficult to compensate for<\/span> the deficit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other<\/span> experts<\/span> interviewed<\/span> by Business<\/span> Censor<\/span> also<\/span> name<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> and<\/span> Odessa<\/span> as cities<\/span> where<\/span> the electricity<\/span> supply<\/span> situation<\/span> may<\/span> be<\/span> the most difficult due to<\/span> possible<\/span> massive<\/span> Russian<\/span> shelling<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time,<\/span> problems<\/span> with<\/span> electricity<\/span> are also<\/span> possible<\/span> in<\/span> frontline<\/span> settlements<\/span> .<\/span> Due to<\/span> constant<\/span> shelling,<\/span> emergency<\/span> power outages will<\/span> not<\/span> be avoided<\/span> there<\/span> .<\/span> However,<\/span> experts<\/span> currently<\/span> see<\/span> no<\/span> reason<\/span> to predict<\/span> large-scale<\/span> and<\/span> irreparable<\/span> problems<\/span> with<\/span> electricity supply<\/span> in<\/span> other<\/span> regions<\/span> of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kyiv and Odesa could face the most difficult power supply situation during the heating season due to possible Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. In the worst-case scenario, the capital will have only four hours of electricity per day, and in frosts as low as \u221210 \u00b0C, outages could last up to eight hours per day. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":1373105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76874,76875],"class_list":["post-1450919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-war","category-other-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1450919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1450920,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450919\/revisions\/1450920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1373105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1450919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1450919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}