In the Kyiv region, 44 overhead lines and more than a thousand transformer substations are de-energized due to bad weather

In the Kyiv region, 44 overhead lines and more than a thousand transformer substations are de-energized due to bad weather

Kyiv  •  UNN

November 27 2023, 07:39 AM • 25871 views

In the Kyiv region, 44 overhead power lines and 1,033 transformer substations were cut off due to the weather; restoration work is underway but may be delayed.

In the Kyiv region, as of 9 a.m. Monday, 44 power lines were down due to strong winds and snowfall, 44 overhead lines and 1033 transformer substations are down. Power engineers are eliminating the consequences of the bad weather. This is what UNN reports with reference to DTEK.

Due to heavy snowfall on the night of November 26-27 and and wind speeds of up to 25 m/s, 44 overhead lines and 1033 transformer substations

 , the report says.

It is noted that the power company is making every effort to restore efforts to restore power as soon as possible.

Addendum

Weather forecasters predict deteriorating weather conditions on Monday. DTEK noted that  in such conditions, it may take conditions, it may take a little longer to restore electricity supply.

Due to the bad weather, the most snow in the morning was on the roads in Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, in some places drifts of up to up to 1.5 meters high.

On 14 highways in Ukraine amid the bad weather, traffic is blocked, and in 16 regions, power is cut off. settlements.