Ukraine's Power Outage Schedule for March 2: Affected Regions and Durations.

Hourly Power Outage Schedules Across Ukraine

According to TSN.ua: On Monday, March 2, 2023, Ukraine will implement scheduled hourly power outages across several regions. These emergency measures are a direct consequence of Russian missile and drone attacks targeting the country's energy infrastructure, which have caused significant damage and forced authorities to ration electricity. In areas with limited supply, including Kyiv, a system of 60 designated consumer groups will be used to manage the blackouts.

Outage Timetables by Consumer Group

The power cut schedule for Kyiv assigns specific outage windows to different groups. For example:

• Group 1: outages from 08:00 to 10:00 and from 16:30 to 20:00
• Group 2: outages from 17:30 to 20:00
• Group 3: outages from 08:00 to 11:30 and from 18:30 to 20:30
• Group 4: outages from 20:30 to 22:30
• Group 6: outages from 22:30 to 24:00

Outages in the Kyiv region will last up to 4.5 hours for some subgroups. The Odesa region is implementing stabilization outages, while in Zaporizhzhia, hourly schedules will be in effect from 12:00 to 24:00. The Poltava region has also introduced hourly outage schedules. In Dnipropetrovsk, power will be off for 3 to 3.5 hours, and in Sumy, for 4 to 8 hours. Outages in most groups in the Zhytomyr region will last about 2 hours, and in Chernihiv, from 2 to 3.5 hours.

Meanwhile, no power cuts are currently planned for the Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Volyn, Lviv, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, and Chernivtsi regions. Given the volatile situation, Ukrainians are advised to prepare for possible further supply restrictions and to adhere strictly to the published schedules.

The implementation of scheduled power outages is Ukraine's response to severe damage inflicted on its energy infrastructure due to hostilities. These measures are designed to maintain grid stability amid critically limited generation capacity. Public awareness and adherence to the schedules are crucial to minimize disruption and ensure that power is available for critical facilities in each region.