Thread by @Now_in_Ukraine

April 18: The situation in the energy sector as of 8 pm

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Electricity: Over the past 24hrs, electricity has been restored to about 53,000 consumers. In particular, in the Kyiv region - 36.3 thousand consumers, Mykolaiv - 10.1 thousand, Kharkiv - 4.5 thousand, #Kherson - 1.3 thousand, #Zaporizhzhia - 800 consumers.

As of April 18, about 813 settlements in Ukraine remain without electricity, in total about 675.8 thousand consumers.

In particular, in the #Donetsk region - more than 292 thousand consumers, the #Kharkiv region - 102 thousand, the Luhansk region - 108 thousand, the #Kyiv region - 85.9 thousand consumers.

Losses of #Mykolaiv Regional Energy Production Company in the controlled territory made approximately UAH 320 m, consumption was reduced almost twice. In Okhtyrka in the #Sumy region, a thermal power plant will be built from scratch, providing the city with hot water and heat.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law on the use of energy storage devices in Ukraine, which will balance the operation of the energy system and increase the stability of electricity supply to consumers.

Gas: Gas supply was restored to 7.1 thousand consumers. More than 258 thousand consumers remain without gas supply. Due to the damage to the gas infrastructure, 39 gas distribution centers in six regions of Ukraine remain disconnected.

At the same time, more than 60% of disconnected GDSs fall on the Donetsk and Luhansk regions - regions that are currently suffering from military aggression the most.

As a result of shelling in the Donetsk region, the gas distribution networks of JSC Donetsk Regional Gas Production Company were damaged and, at the request of the regional gas company, one gas distribution station was stopped. Almost 8,000 consumers were left without gas supply.