Ukraine power outages after cross-border energy failure

Today, a technological failure occurred between the energy systems of Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine, causing power outages in the country.

1news.media reports that this information was shared by Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denis Shmyhal on social media.

“At 10:42 local time today, a 400 kV line between the Romanian and Moldovan energy systems and a 750 kV line between the western and central parts of Ukraine failed simultaneously, causing a technological malfunction. This fault in the energy system led to power outages across Ukraine’s electricity network and activated automatic protection systems at substations.

Currently, special emergency power outage schedules have been implemented in Kyiv city and the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Kharkiv regions. Ukrenergo’s energy specialists are working to restore electricity supply. Power is expected to return in the coming hours,” Shmyhal stated.