A new historical record in energy consumption was recorded in Russia on Friday, December 8. This information was shared by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. telegram channel.
“Energy consumption in Russia reached a new historical maximum – 168,765 MW,” the publication said.
This is 2,821 MW higher than previous values recorded on January 10, according to the ministry.
The material says that in the last two days six regions have updated historical maximum values in energy consumption: Tatarstan, Ingushetia, Yakutia, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk and Kaluga regions.
The Ministry of Energy added that a further increase in energy consumption is expected in case of prolonged severe frosts across the country.
Before that, Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Center for Hydrometeorology warned About abnormal frosts in most of Russia. He said that today, about 60% of the territory of Russia is in the area of abnormal frost, and in some regions in the near future the air temperature will drop below 40 degrees.
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