Cold weather pushes up energy demands in Ukraine as crews work to repair electrical systems damaged by Russian missile strikes
Snow fell in Kyiv and temperatures hovered around freezing on Sunday as millions in and around the Ukrainian capital struggled with disruptions to electricity supply and central heating caused by waves of Russian air strikes.
“The consumption restriction regime is still in place due to a capacity deficit, which currently stands at around 20 per cent” Ukrenergo said on Telegram.that have sparked widespread power outages and killed civilians. Fresh strikes last Wednesday caused the worst damage so far in the nine-month conflict, leaving millions of people with no light, water or heat even as temperatures fell below 0 Celsius.
“If consumption increases in the evening, the number of outages may increase,” Zelensky said in his nightly video address, reiterating an appeal to citizens to save power.Elderly people receive food and gloves from a charity in a snow covered Kyiv street on Nov. 19.Weather forecasters expected continued snowfall in Kyiv, a city that had 2.8 million residents before the war, until mid-week while temperatures are forecast to stay below freezing.
“We would like to remind you that now every Ukrainian whose home has had electricity restored can help restore it to others faster, simply by consuming electricity sparingly,” it said in a statement on Saturday the Telegram messaging app.
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