The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a series of decisions aimed at stabilizing the energy system and ensuring electricity supply for the population. The new measures include restrictions on street lighting and a reduction in non-essential energy consumption in the regions.
This is reported by Finway
Reduction of consumption and new requirements for regional military administrations
Regional military administrations have been instructed to review the current lists of critical infrastructure facilities within two days. Power outages will not affect hospitals, schools, life support facilities, and enterprises of the defense-industrial complex. Facilities that do not play a significant role in the functioning of the region under current conditions will be excluded from the lists of consumers prioritized for connection. The released volumes of electricity will be directed to meet the needs of the population.
Regional administrations, local government bodies, and utility services must ensure a reduction in electricity consumption at non-critical facilities.
“Additional lighting of buildings and streets, parks, decorative garlands, and street advertising in city centers are not priorities during this challenging situation in the energy sector,” stated Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
At the same time, road sections and streets with a high accident rate must remain illuminated even under energy-saving conditions. The list of such facilities will be determined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Police to ensure the safety of traffic and citizen movement. The energy-saving measures do not apply to electricity generated by private energy-generating installations for internal consumer needs.
Ensuring stability of generation and electricity imports
The Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Community Development, the State Energy Supervision Inspectorate, and regional administrations must guarantee the uninterrupted operation of distributed generation facilities. These include gas piston, gas turbine, diesel, gasoline, and cogeneration installations. All available cogeneration installations must be promptly put into operation, and issues related to connecting electricity to the grid must be resolved as quickly as possible.
The government has also allowed state companies and companies in which the state owns more than 50% to import electricity. This decision will help reduce the load on the energy system, especially during peak consumption periods, and strengthen its stability. Electricity imports will occur only after coordination with NEC “Ukrenergo.”