--- title: "Hourly Power Outages to Return to Several Ukrainian Regions on October 21: Ukrenergo Explains the Reasons" description: "On October 21, hourly power outages will be reintroduced in a number of Ukrainian regions. Ukrenergo attributes this to the consequences of massive Russian strikes on energy facilities." date: 2026-10-20T16:43:10.035Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ukraine-hourly-power-outages-october-21 tags: [ukraine, energy, power-outages, ukrenergo, infrastructure] author: "Darya Fomina, Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Hourly Power Outages to Return to Several Ukrainian Regions on October 21: Ukrenergo Explains the Reasons ![Woman in a knitted sweater sadly looks out the window against a grey cityscape backdrop](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/20/ukraina-pochasovye-otklyucheniya-sveta-21-oktyabrya/ukraina-pochasovye-otklyucheniya-sveta-21-oktyabrya-1.webp) ## Key Points - On October 21, 2026, hourly electricity outages will be applied in parts of Ukraine. - Ukrenergo explains the restrictions by the consequences of massive Russian attacks on energy facilities. - On October 20, a strike on an energy facility in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district left four districts of the capital without power; schedules operated for up to two queues in several regions. On October 21, 2026, electricity consumption restriction measures—hourly power outages—will be applied again in parts of Ukraine. Ukrenergo announced this in its Telegram channel, while RBC-Ukraine provided details of the schedule. The agency clarifies that the restrictions are being introduced as a forced measure and that the situation in the power grid may change throughout the day. ### The Reason for Restrictions Is the Consequences of Strikes on Energy Facilities Ukrenergo directly links the introduction of schedules to the consequences of massive Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. According to RBC-Ukraine, on October 20, the invaders struck an energy facility in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, causing power supply issues in four districts of the capital. According to energy sector officials, such incidents create capacity deficits and force the introduction of managed outages. ### How the Schedules Worked on October 20 Already on October 20, electricity conservation continued in a number of Ukrainian regions: for regular consumers, outage schedules operated for up to two queues. This means that some consumers in each queue remained without electricity during certain hours, while industrial consumers generally operate under separate capacity restriction schedules. ### What Is Known About the Schedules for October 21 New hourly outage schedules for some regions have been published for October 21. Ukrenergo warns that the timing and volume of outages for a specific address may be adjusted, so the agency recommends that citizens check the official pages of regional energy companies in their area. Power engineers advise clarifying the exact list of regions and queues for a specific day with local oblenergo offices. ### Energy Sector Recommendations and Context Energy workers urge consumers to use electricity sparingly during the hours when power is available according to the schedule in order to reduce the load on the grid. The introduced measures are not a one-time phenomenon: according to Ukrainian media reports, hourly outages and capacity restrictions for industry have been applied regularly in Ukraine throughout the autumn-winter period, and energy experts note that the enemy is purposefully targeting key elements of the power system. Thus, on October 21, residents of several regions must be prepared for managed outages and plan their daily lives taking the published schedules into account. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Графики с самого утра. Как будут выключать свет в Украине 21 октября](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/grafiki-vid-samogo-ranku-k-vimikatimut-svitlo-1792514170.html) - Primary source: Ukrenergo statement on hourly outages on 21.10, reason — strikes on energy facilities; strike on Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district on 20.10; schedules up to two queues on 20.10. - [В Украине 7 января запланированы отключения света: как будут действовать графики в среду](https://www.unian.net/economics/energetics/grafiki-otklyucheniya-sveta-kak-budut-vyklyuchat-elektroenergiyu-7-yanvarya-13247748.html) - Context: confirms the recurring nature of the measures and Ukrenergo's standard wording (check oblenergo pages, consume sparingly). Refers to a different date. - [Графики отключений на 26 декабря: как будут выключать свет в Украине в пятницу](https://glavred.info/energy/grafiki-otklyucheniy-na-26-dekabrya-kak-budut-vyklyuchat-svet-v-ukraine-v-pyatnicu-10727096.html) - Context: the same logic of restrictions due to attacks on energy facilities and recommendations to save energy. Refers to a different date. - [Где завтра свет будут выключать не по графику](https://gazeta.ua/ru/articles/economics/_gde-zavtra-svet-budut-vyklyuchat-ne-po-grafiku/1241663) - Context: confirms the application of restriction measures across all/most regions on certain days. Refers to a different date. ## FAQ ### When will hourly electricity outages be introduced? According to Ukrenergo, consumption restriction measures with hourly outages will be applied on October 21, 2026, in parts of Ukraine. ### Why are power outages being introduced? The agency explains this by the consequences of massive Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities, including a strike on an energy facility in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district on October 20. ### How to find out the exact outage time for your address? Ukrenergo recommends checking the official pages of regional energy companies in your region, as the situation in the power grid may change.