In Odessa in southern Ukraine, public electric transport has stopped due to a power outage. Ukrainian publication “Strana” reported this with reference to local public pages on the Telegram channel.
It was promised that trams and trolleybuses would resume movement within an hour.
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in June statedThe situation in Ukraine’s energy sector is close to disaster. In his opinion, urgent measures must be taken now.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry admits the country has lost half of its electricity generation capacity. Even in the summer months, power outages cannot be covered by imports. Air conditioning has been banned in schools.
Before that, the former head of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine Andrey Kobolev statedHe said the country was now on the verge of an economic crisis. He compared the situation in Ukraine to that of Venezuela, where the Latin American country’s economy has collapsed. According to him, local businesses cannot operate normally in Ukraine because power outages have affected their ability to generate income.
Previously in Ukraine in the name save electricity and refuse air conditioning in the heat.
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Source: Gazeta
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