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In Kiev, prepare for a possible application of rolling blackouts, if the country will experience a shortage of electricity. In this case, they will affect the territory of Crimea and the Donbass controlled by militias.
«In the case of rolling blackouts on Ukrainian territory a plan trips on the territory of Crimea, as well as on the territory, which is in the area of anti-terrorist operation” – said Wednesday at a meeting of the Government of Ukraine Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Vladimir Demchishin (quoted by RIA Novosti ).
According to the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, “the whole country is in the same conditions”, which means the need for cuts in all areas, which in Kiev believe her. He also warned that if the cooling fan will turn off mass, as increased consumption of coal, according to Interfax. “How come only freezing temperatures, once the energy market, and more specifically, in the power, would be even more difficult situation than it is now,” – said Ukrainian Prime Minister.
In the Crimea took up their own schedule of rolling blackouts. “Now underway negotiations between the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine for something to restore flows from Ukraine to Kazakhstan. Individuals are advised to wait now, I think that we will restore the situation in the near future, take it under control, if you can not agree, will introduce graphics rolling blackouts “- said Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Republic Sergey Egorov.
Today around 11:00 was completely turned off the electricity supply to the Crimea to Ukraine. According to Yegorov, the termination of electricity supply was made by Ukraine “unilaterally and without warning.” On the peninsula was broken mobile, disconnected traffic lights, closed restaurants and shops. Crimean authorities were ready to launch emergency power sources.
A few hours later the restoration of the power supply of the Crimea. In Kiev, told off by the fact that the peninsula exceeded consumption limits established due to the lack of electricity. “This morning for quite a substantial amount of time was off the Crimean peninsula, and then the connection just recently been renewed, and we hope that consumers in the Crimea will adhere to limits that were agreed in the treaty regime between companies « Ukrinterenergo » and « Krymenergo ». Any consumption will be more than just a limited “- quoted by RIA Novosti head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.
Ukraine provides 70% of electricity Crimea. In the country there is a shortage of coal in relation to the conflict in the Donbas. In January-October 2014, mining of coal and lignite, according Ukrstata decreased compared to the same period in 2013 by 24.1%. In November 2014 Ukraine has used more than 4 million tons and coal reserves for consumers and suppliers decreased to 5 million tonnes.
December 23 Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksenov announced the signing of a contract on transit of electricity to the peninsula of Russia through the territory of Ukraine. According to him, “blackouts will no longer be if the contract does not violate our Ukrainian partners».
Today’s trip Aksenov called “enemy sabotage”, reports Tass.
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