Southern Russia warns of risk of power outages 12:24

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation Evgeny Grabchak on air of TV channel “Russia 24”It is stated that risks related to the implementation of power cut plans in southern Russia continue due to high temperatures.

According to him, first of all, the Ministry of Energy is trying to reduce the burden on the energy system by minimizing repairs.

Grabchak recalled that the day before, for the first time, a situation occurred in the energy system when the maximum consumption in summer exceeded the traditional winter consumption, which indicated that the energy system was at its limit. He added that a more positive situation was observed with the stabilization of the operation of the Rostov NPP with the start of the repair of the Novocherkassk State Regional Power Plant.

“We hope there will be no need to implement emergency containment programmes today,” he said.

Grabchak noted that minor restrictions on the operation of industry during peak hours remain, but these restrictions are synchronized with regional authorities. According to him, these procedures are standard to ensure the stability of the power system during peak consumption hours.

On July 16, due to abnormally intense heat, power outages occurred in southern Russia. At noon, the first power unit of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, which supplies electricity to 19 regions, including the Rostov region, Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, and Sevastopol, was shut down. As a result, rolling blackouts affected the cities of Yalta, Alushta, Feodosia, Sudak, and Kerch.

Due to an incident at the nuclear power plant was introduced In the southern part of Russia, temporary restrictions on electricity consumption were imposed by 1.5 GW. Later, the Ministry of Energy announced that the volume of restrictions was reduced by 500 MW due to the optimization of the grid.

Rosenergoatom until 5:45 a.m. on July 17 reportedThat Rostov NPP managed to launch power unit No. 1.

Previously, the Kommersant newspaper WroteIt was stated that a new energy crisis has emerged in the south of Russia due to abnormal heat and lack of production.