The restoration of power supply in Crimea may take a few days

The Crimea in the night of Sunday was completely de-energized because of the erosion in the South of Ukraine supports 2 power lines supplying electricity to the Peninsula. On inaccurate forecasts, the recovery of injuries can take up to 2 days, but the Ministry of energy hopes to make previously.

in addition, the day before in the Kherson region have been undermined by two electric poles, which provided electricity to the Crimea and southern regions of Ukraine. As of Sunday morning without power on the Peninsula remain about 1, 8 million customers, have restrictions of energy consumption.


according to the Ministry of energy, after November 20, were disabled two high-voltage lines from Ukraine to Crimea ( "Kakhovka - Titan" and "Kakhovskaya-Ostrovskaya" ), on Sunday 22 November at 00. 19 was disconnected from "Ukrenergo" 2 ex at that time in the work of high-voltage lines 330 kV "Kakhovka - Ostrovskaya" and " Kakhovskaya - Dzhankoy ".

The capacity of disabled clients was 673 MW. 02. 00 Moscow time in the Crimea was declared a state of emergency.

Important infrastructure and social facilities of Crimea have been connected to the emergency source. Part of the power supply (250-350 megawatt of electric energy, excluding supplying individual objects backup source) provided to generate our own Peninsula.

in addition, were launched 13 mobile power stations and diesel generators. According to the Ministry of energy, stockpiling of fuel cell power plants When operating at nominal power calculated for 29 days. To repair the damages to the Ukrainian transmission lines, the transmitting energy in the Crimea, it may take up to 2 days, said Last news a source in " Ukrenergo ". In this case, as is notified on the Internet office of the Ministry of energy, request for repair of OHL 330 kV "Kakhovka - Ostrovskaya" and "Kakhovskaya Dzhankoy" designed to 23. 59 November 22.


now, the international airport " Simferopol ", the railway station of Simferopol and Kerch ferry is operated from emergency power sources in operation. Mobile communication, urban transport systems and traffic control also work. The situation on the roads quiet, which is explained by low traffic, normal for a weekend. The Ministry of emergency situations of the Republic emphasizes that emergencies at the production and transportation due to the emergency de-energizing of the Peninsula occurred.

Redundant power supplies are included in major medical institutions of the Crimea and Simferopol, on the main infrastructure facilities in government and financial institutions, the law enforcement system.

Energy emphasize that the consumption of electrical energy in the Crimea during this period is not a peak due to the rather warm weather. Weekend in Simferopol and other cities of the Peninsula in the afternoon the air temperature is 15-17 degrees - this reduces the power consumption and the load on the power system. According to the forecasts of the Crimea, the warm weather will continue at least in the next three days.


according to the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation, on the morning of the resurrection the power generation in the Crimea amounted to 164 megawatts, including: Sevastopol TPP has developed eleven megawatts


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