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Lately there have been a lot of nearly apocalyptic forecasts for the next winter. However, the situation is not as bad as it may seem. Although outages are hardly avoidable for the winter.
This was said on the air of 24 Channel by energy expert Hennadiy Ryabtsev. According to him, Ukraine is much better prepared for the heating season than last year. Therefore there are reasons for some optimism.
Ukrainian energy is holding up
As Ryabtsev emphasized, Russia has already fired at Ukrainian energy facilities more than 2 000 missiles and more than 13 000 drones. Despite everything, the energy sector is functioning, albeit with local restrictions being introduced. However, this is not due to a lack of generation, but due to damage to specific facilities, which are being repaired immediately.
Unfortunately, some facilities cannot be protected physically. They cannot be placed underground. This particularly concerns open distribution devices. It simply takes time for energy workers to replace them.
Right now there are supposed to be outages at my home. There are none. What does this mean? Energy workers managed in advance and provided electricity to me and my neighbors without restrictions. These outages do not occur because Ukraine is not ready or did not prepare for the heating season. No, the Russians are just striking the energy sector. This is a fact that will stay with us during the war. But it does not mean that everyone sits idle,
— noted Ryabtsev.
The energy expert explained what this winter will be like: watch the video 24 Channel
Could there be no power for 16 hours?
As Ryabtsev emphasized, such a scenario cannot be ruled out. However, it will occur if substantial damage is inflicted on energy facilities.
Those 16 hours, most likely, will be for a short time. A week. Perhaps a few days. It all depends on the level of damage. It is clear that energy workers cannot deflect ballistic missiles. The president has already said that the means of striking ballistic missiles this year are three times less than last year,
— noted Ryabtsev.
Additionally, former Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine and head of the All-Ukrainian Energy Assembly Ivan Plachkov noted that the state of the energy sector in winter will depend on three key factors. Among them are weather conditions. It is also important that Ukraine has enough air defense means to stop drones and missiles.
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