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On Friday, November 28, electricity blackout schedules will remain in effect across all regions of Ukraine, according to Ukrenergo’s Telegram announcement.
The company stated that due to heavy Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the following restrictions will be in place:
00:00–23:59 – hourly rolling blackouts for households, with 0.5 to 2.5 rotation groups;
00:00–23:59 – power limitations for industrial consumers.
Ukrainians are urged to monitor updates from local power grid operators on social media, as the timing and scale of outages may change. For reference, the same rolling blackout schedules are still in effect today, November 27.
Background
Since September, Russia has regularly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Energy, all major thermal and hydroelectric power plants have been damaged. As a result, electricity generation cannot meet national demand, forcing energy operators to implement blackout schedules.
On November 26, emergency outages were introduced in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions following a night of almost 100 drone and Iskander missile attacks. Ukrainian defenders reportedly shot down 72 drones, though some strikes hit 10 locations with missiles and attack drones.
Vitaliy Zaychenko, head of Ukrenergo, warned that the worst-case scenario from Russian attacks could be a nationwide blackout but emphasized that Ukrainian energy operators are now better prepared to handle such situations.
