Emergency situation! Such was not even in the middle of war: power review

Under repair 1 power unit and 2 cases of thermal power plant ". Out of a reserve due to the lack of coal 4 power units and 2 cases of thermal power plant (1513 MWt) From them 913 MWt — on coal of anthracitic group. However the raised load of the power units working at coals of gas group, could not but affect and them: 2 power units "DTEK Power" (600 MWt) were compelled to stop as the management of the company did not consider blockade during planning of stocks. Also out of a reserve of 2 oil-gas power units of "Tsentrenergo" (600 MWt) due to the lack of gas. Excess of boundary consumption on a power supply system as a whole — 1476 MWt.

In a subject of railway blockade of Donets Basin. " From coal is made the electric power and heat. Where this heat is delivered? To houses, housing, apartments of citizens. It is a question of that blocking of supply of coal which does not have alternative … it means only one — a stop and rolling blackouts on all territory of the country. Whether it is necessary to such to lead up — I think that is not present " — the prime minister declared Ukraine to Volodymyr Groysman on air of Broadcasting Company "Ukraine".

"I more than am convinced by p that the blockade question — is a question of the political decision. You have to tell accurately: the uncontrollable territory — is Ukraine or not Ukraine, 60 thousand miners which there work — are Ukrainians or not. The total block will deprive of them a subsistence. You have to assume responsibility" — such address was made by the head of the Ministry of Energy Nasalik Igor to People's Deputies Ukraine. It is necessary to add that the speech not only about 60 thousand miners. Blockade threatens with a stop to at least two enterprises of Donets Basin — Avdeevsky koksokhimu and to Alchevsky metallurgical complex. The last, though is in the territory of Luhansk People's Republic, taxes in the budget Ukraine all the same continues to pay.

As for the blockade, on air of 1%2B1 TV channel TV channel "1+1" the minister gave the cost of refusal of Donetsk coal: "It is necessary to understand at once, it is 15 billion hryvnias of additional resources, and we have to understand that these 15 billions … For whose account the ball will be? " On air of other TV channel it gave also other assessment: 2−2,5 years is required on full reorganization of thermal stations. Let's remind, even in the summer of last year the minister assured that Ukraine does not buy coal from Donets Basin and what to exclude it from an energy balance completely — not a problem.

A on February 16 with a situation interfered already and the president Petro Poroshenko , having made a speech at Sovnatsbez's meeting Ukraine. According to its data, blockade of supply of coal from Donets Basin will cause to the Ukrainian budget damage at least in $2 billion, not to mention social shocks. " the Ukrainian metallurgy if blockade is not stopped and organizers will bring her to, so to speak, design capacity, can lose to 300 thousand workplaces. 300 thousand people will be on street. The state will lose to $2 billion currency revenue with all that it implies for a course to hryvnia. The B lokada supply of coal from the occupied regions of Donets Basin will provoke unemployment in these territories therefore local miners to survive, will be compelled to join ranks of Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic " — the president declared. Petro Poroshenko announced new meeting of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine for discussion of urgent measures on neutralization of threats of energy security of the country, the supply of coal connected with blockade.

" it is simplest to span to solve, of course, a problem, having simply cleaned from the railroad protesting and posts. Why it does not become now? Probably, because of proximity on February 20−22 — anniversaries of the culmination of Evromaydan … Probably, are afraid of consequences, a resonance. Perhaps wait for the first real shutdowns that on their background power operation concerning blocking looked severe need — here it is necessary to guess only " — the expert in power, the Co-chairman of Fund of power strategy Marunich Dimitri .

Rezhim extraordinary situatsii

Grafiki rolling blackouts declared in the comment to the correspondent information agency "REGNUM" are already ready, however are available while only in a general view. According to in the Anti-recessionary power staff at Cabinet of Ministers, without light inhabitants of the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Kiev, Chernigov, Zaporozhye, Sumy and Cherkassk areas can shortly sit. It is known also that will disconnect first of all large industrial consumers. On the condition of anonymity in the Ministry of Energy report the following: " Situation critical. Such low stocks of coal were not on thermal power plant even in 2014 in the middle of military operations " — "Bagnet's" portal quotes the source. As of February 15 coal stocks on the majority of thermal stations fluctuate from 14 to 40 days.

Considering current situation, Government of Ukraine at an emergency meeting on February 15 nevertheless entered state of emergency in power. According to the law, state of emergency it is entered for a period of a month and it can be prolonged. The last time such situation was entered in 2014 by the government Arseniy Yatsenyuk and about half a year worked.

" Because of "blockade" of temporarily uncontrollable territories Ukraine that caused artificial deficiency of anthracitic coal from which a third of all electric power in the country is made, the government made the decision on acceptance of temporary emergency measures in the market of electric energy … On thermal power plants for which anthracitic coal is the basic in energy production, special measures of economy of raw materials will be entered. That is the Ukrainian thermal power plants pass into an energy saving operating mode. Loading will increase by nuclear power plants and by thermal power plant which work at other group of coal … Introduction of emergency measures in the market of electric energy does not mean automatic blackout and heat for the population " — is spoken in an explanation of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers. Government of Ukraine emphasizes that "very much counts" on national consciousness of initiators of so-called coal blockade, on their understanding of consequences of such actions — "as further overlapping of tracks threatens with serious economic and social problems for Ukraine".

" However there are difficulties. First, it is more expensive — is approximately twice higher than the current tariff of thermal power plant. Secondly, that we know about these blocks — is the theory. That they are, since the USSR still. They precisely are and will be started on the Zmiyevsky and Tripolsky thermal power plant, entering state "Tsentrenergo", in 2014 them started. In what state these blocks are at DTEK — a question. It to know well either at them, or in the Anti-recessionary staff. But even if all are ready, who and how will compensate to the private supplier additional expenses? " — the expert asks a question.

Chapter NPG Ukraine Volynets Mikhail warns that if the situation with blockade will reach thermal power plant and combined heat and power plant stops and blackout, then on restart of system not less than half a year can leave: " … Perezapusk of all system at best will take about seven months. And that step by step, by means of Russian Federation. After all in case of such large-scale accident we will not be able simply to start our power supply system by means of Western Europe. With an identical frequency at us with Europe absolutely different parameters, other cosine. In other words, we have no such equipment, filters which could carry out the electric power from the West to those parameters which the countries of the former USSR " use. Volynets Mikhail reminded that not only a half of thermal power plants burns the coal which deliveries are now blocked, but also 70% of the large combined heat and power plants providing with light and heat the regional centers and the capital.

" the Average retail tariff for the electric power for the population (economically reasonable tariff) in January, 2017 makes p to 2,31 hryvnia for 1 kW • h with the VAT. That is now the population pays only 42,29% of market level of a tariff " — such statement last week was made by the National commission on regulation of the market of the electric power. The purpose of such rhetoric is obvious. On March 1, 2017 the last of a series of the increases of a tariff planned still at the time of Yanukovych on the electric power for the population — from 1,29 UAH/kW will take place • h to 1,68 UAH/kW • h (with 2,8 to 3,6 rub). However at that time thermal generation managed much cheaper, than today therefore even 1,68 UAH — already are not enough. Such image, NKRE prepares justification for further increases of a tariff. However, according to the economist Okhrimenko Alexander, insist on the same figure and International Monetary Fund", Nasalik Igor specified that at present in the ministry refused formula "Rotterdam%2b" use (the price of ton of steam coal at the exchange in Rotterdam plus a transport shoulder).