In Fastiv, Bucha, and Obukhiv districts of the Kyiv region, residents are facing emergency power outages lasting up to 20 hours a day. This was stated on November 13 by the head of the Hatne territorial community, Oleksandr Palamarchuk, in his Facebook statement, cited by RBC-Ukraine. According to him, the cause was an emergency outage on a 110 kV line, as a result of which electricity supply in the affected areas could only be restored for a single queue of consumers.
Nature of the accident and outage schedule
“Approximately three hours of light are on and 18 are off, but this is approximate. Perhaps there will be a little more light and a little less off, or perhaps two hours will be on and 20 off,” Palamarchuk described the actual electricity supply regime in the communities. The official emphasized that an exact schedule in an emergency situation cannot be fixed in advance: it depends on the repair pace of the damaged line section. According to him, emergency crews are currently directly working to eliminate the damage.
Reaction of energy workers and progress of restoration work
Specialists of the DTEK company, which services power grids in the region, have already arrived at the accident site and are carrying out works to restore stable power supply in the affected communities. As energy workers note, repair operations are complicated by the fact that the damaged line is a trunk element of the distribution network, and its failure affects several administrative territories at once. Full restoration of the standard power supply mode is possible only after the completion of repairs and the sequential connection of all consumer queues.
Context: aggravation of attacks on the energy sector
The accident on the 110 kV line occurred against the backdrop of ongoing pressure on the Ukrainian energy system. On the evening of November 12, emergency power outages were introduced in the same three districts of the Kyiv region as a result of a Russian attack on energy facilities. Stabilization outage schedules were in effect across the rest of the Kyiv region. Energy workers note that Russia has significantly increased strikes on generation and electricity transmission infrastructure, and constant shelling and regular air raid alerts significantly complicate and slow down the restoration of damaged power plants and lines.
What this means for residents
For residents of Fastiv, Bucha, and Obukhiv districts, the situation means that in the coming days the electricity supply regime may remain unstable: outages will last from 18 to 20 hours a day until emergency crews complete line repairs. Local authorities recommend that residents stock up in advance on autonomous power sources, heat, and water, as well as monitor official channels of the communities and DTEK to receive up-to-date information on power restoration.
