‘In winter, Ukrainians will be without power for 10 hours,’ – MP says

This winter, Ukraine may experience power outages lasting up to 10 hours a day.

This forecast was given by Verkhovna Rada deputy and member of the parliamentary committee on energy and housing and communal services, Serhiy Nagorniak.

“At a temperature of minus 10 degrees Celsius, we may have electricity for 12-14 hours and, conditionally speaking, 10 hours a day we may be without power,” the deputy warned.

He added that raising the electricity tariff will not create conditions to ensure 24-hour power availability in 2024.

It is worth noting that as of June 1, the electricity tariff for the population was increased by more than 60 percent. Initially, the plan was to introduce a differentiated tariff: those consuming no more than 100 kilowatts per month would retain the previous price of 2.64 hryvnias per kilowatt, while those consuming more would face a tariff of 4.8 hryvnias. However, a single tariff for all consumers was ultimately adopted, set at 4.32 hryvnias per kilowatt.

Meanwhile, residents of Kharkiv risk being left without heating this winter. As the city’s mayor stated, Kharkiv has lost all its energy facilities, and the entire utility sector, including water supply and gas and heating services, depends on the energy supply.