News on September 12: launch of the blue metro line in Kyiv, power outage
About Zelenskyi megawatt. Only about 60 MW of the announced “Zelensky Gigawatt” have been built in Ukraine. It is about the statement of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi about the intention to build up to 1 gigawatt of gas-fired power generation in 2024, which he made in June.
About the metro in Kyiv. On Thursday, September 12, full train traffic was restored between the “Heroiv Dnipra” – “Teremky” stations of the blue line of the Kyiv metro.
About graphics. In Kyiv, Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, schedules of stabilization shutdowns are introduced.
In Kyiv and 16 regions, blackout schedules were introduced – until the end of the day on Thursday, September 12, 1 line of consumers will be restricted.
On Friday, September 13, the application of the blackout schedule is not predicted.
About light in winter. In cold weather in winter, there will be power outages, even if all plans for the repair of generation facilities are implemented.
About the nuclear power plant. Further Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid could lead to an emergency at one of the three operational nuclear power plants still controlled by Kyiv.
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