Schedules of hourly power outages will be in effect from 00:00 and throughout the day on May 16 for household and industrial consumers throughout Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrenergo.

“From 00:00 and throughout the day on May 16, scheduled restrictions - hourly outage schedules (HOS) - will be in effect for household and industrial consumers throughout Ukraine. This will help make controlled outages more predictable for consumers and the operation of the power system safer,” the statement said.

It is noted that the Ukrenergo dispatch center has already informed the regional power distribution companies of consumption limits for each region.

“You can get information on how consumption restrictions will work in your region in the consumer's account, on the official websites of regional power distribution companies, as well as on their pages on social networks,” the company said.

The reason for the restrictions is an increase in electricity consumption due to the cold weather. In addition, the capacity of Ukrainian power plants is insufficient due to the consequences of five missile and drone attacks carried out by Russia on the Ukrainian power system.

It is reported that the volume of restrictions is distributed evenly across all regions. At the same time, the power supply to critical infrastructure facilities is not limited.