Kovalenko noted an increase in the amount of electricity consumption against the backdrop of a decrease in air temperature.
At the same time, he added, generation and networks are not able to work without restrictions, so emergency shutdowns occur in the Ukrainian capital.
“Each region receives significant restrictions, everyone is saving,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, emergency power outages were introduced in the Sumy region.
Prior to this, Ukrenergo warned of possible emergency power outages in Ukraine amid rising electricity consumption due to cold weather.