Hourly Power Outage Schedules to Begin Across Ukraine on February 1.

Ukraine's Electricity Outage Schedules

According to TSN.ua: Starting February 1, 2024, Ukraine will implement scheduled hourly power outages across the country. This measure is a direct response to the severe damage inflicted on the nation's energy infrastructure by Russian missile and drone attacks, which have critically undermined the stability of the power supply. These rolling blackouts are a common emergency measure to prevent a total grid collapse when generation capacity is insufficient.

The planned electricity cuts will affect numerous regions. Specifically, the outage schedules will be in effect for:

• Kyiv
• Kyiv Oblast
• Odesa Oblast
• Mykolaiv Oblast
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast
• Poltava Oblast
• Kharkiv Oblast
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
• Kirovohrad Oblast
• Chernihiv Oblast
• Cherkasy Oblast
• Vinnytsia Oblast
• Chernivtsi Oblast
• Khmelnytskyi Oblast
• Volyn Oblast
• Ternopil Oblast
• Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
• Zakarpattia Oblast
• Lviv Oblast
• Rivne Oblast

Examples of Power Outage Schedules

For instance, the power outage schedule for Mykolaiv Oblast on February 1 is as follows:

• 1.1 - 02:00 - 05:00, 08:00 - 13:00, 16:00 - 21:00
• 1.2 - 00:00 - 01:00, 05:00 - 09:00, 12:00 - 17:00, 19:00 - 00:00
• 2.1 - 01:00 - 06:00, 10:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 23:00
• 2.2 - 00:00 - 01:00, 05:00 - 09:00, 11:00 - 16:00, 19:00 - 00:00
• 3.1 - 01:00 - 06:00, 09:00 - 15:00, 18:00 - 22:00
• 3.2 - 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 13:00 - 18:00, 21:00 - 00:00
• 4.1 - 00:00 - 02:00, 05:00 - 10:00, 13:00 - 19:00, 22:00 - 00:00
• 4.2 - 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 14:00 - 19:00, 21:00 - 00:00
• 5.1 - 01:00 - 05:00, 09:00 - 15:00, 17:00 - 22:00
• 5.2 - 02:00 - 05:00, 08:00 - 13:00, 15:00 - 20:00, 23:00 - 00:00
• 6.1 - 00:00 - 01:00, 05:00 - 08:00, 11:00 - 17:00, 20:00 - 00:00
• 6.2 - 02:00 - 05:00, 08:00 - 12:00, 15:00 - 21:00

The schedules for Zaporizhzhia Oblast on February 1 also include several queues:

• 1.1: 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 15:00 - 20:00
• 1.2: 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 15:00 - 20:00
• 2.1: 01:30 - 06:30, 10:30 - 15:30, 19:30 - 24:00
• 2.2: 01:30 - 06:30, 10:30 - 15:30, 19:30 - 24:00
• 3.1: 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 15:00 - 20:00
• 3.2: 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 15:00 - 20:00
• 4.1: 01:30 - 06:30, 10:30 - 15:30, 19:30 - 24:00
• 4.2: 01:30 - 06:30, 10:30 - 15:30, 19:30 - 24:00
• 5.1: 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 15:00 - 20:00
• 5.2: 00:00 - 02:00, 06:00 - 11:00, 15:00 - 20:00
• 6.1: 01:30 - 06:30, 10:30 - 15:30, 19:30 - 24:00
• 6.2: 01:30 - 06:30, 10:30 - 15:30, 19:30 - 24:00

Power outage schedules in Kirovohrad Oblast outline queues such as:

• Queue 1.1: 02-05, 06-08, 10-13, 14-17, 18-20, 22-24
• Queue 1.2: 02-04, 06-09, 10-13, 14-16, 18-21, 22-24
• Queue 2.1: 00-01, 02-04, 06-09, 10-12, 14-17, 18-21, 22-24
• Queue 2.2: 02-04, 05-08, 10-12, 13-16, 17-20, 22-24
• Queue 3.1: 01-04, 06-08, 09-12, 13-16, 18-20, 21-24
• Queue 3.2: 02-04, 06-08, 09-12, 14-16, 17-20, 21-24
• Queue 4.1: 00-02, 04-07, 08-10, 12-15, 16-19, 20-22
• Queue 4.2: 00-02, 04-06, 08-11, 12-14, 16-19, 20-22
• Queue 5.1: 00-03, 04-06, 08-11, 12-15, 16-18, 20-23
• Queue 5.2: 00-02, 04-06, 07-10, 12-14, 15-18, 19-22
• Queue 6.1: 00-02, 03-06, 08-10, 11-14, 16-18, 19-22
• Queue 6.2: 00-02, 04-06, 08-10, 11-14, 15-18, 20-22, 23-24

Outage schedules for other oblasts, including Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskyi, Volyn, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Lviv, and Rivne, are currently being finalized.

The implementation of hourly electricity cuts is a response to the current crisis in Ukraine's energy system, which has been precipitated by external attacks.

This approach is likely intended to ensure a more equitable distribution of limited power resources among the population and to reduce strain on the electrical grids under unstable conditions. It is anticipated that these scheduled outages will help mitigate the negative impact on the economy and the daily lives of citizens.