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N-power plants back online: Kyiv
All three nuclei electric Factory under the control of Ukraine has resumed operations and will soon produce energy at normal capacity, the head of the national energy agency said on Friday, two days after the Russian missile attack. forcing utility teams to scramble to stabilize the country’s crippled energy grid. Ukraine often depends on nuclear energy for more than half of its energy, an unusually high dependency ratio.
“Now the energy system is fully integrated; all areas are connected,” said Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, chief executive officer of Ukrenergo, the national utility company. He added that utility teams are ready to respond to further Russian attacks but urged consumers to save electricity. On Friday morning, electricity was restored to about 70% of the country’s needs, but rotating blackouts persisted. Ukrenergo said in a statement, adding that priority is given to critical infrastructure and efforts to reconnect household consumers are underway.
“Now the energy system is fully integrated; all areas are connected,” said Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, chief executive officer of Ukrenergo, the national utility company. He added that utility teams are ready to respond to further Russian attacks but urged consumers to save electricity. On Friday morning, electricity was restored to about 70% of the country’s needs, but rotating blackouts persisted. Ukrenergo said in a statement, adding that priority is given to critical infrastructure and efforts to reconnect household consumers are underway.