Ukraine to Impose Power Restrictions Across Regions on November 5

Ukraine will impose electricity consumption restrictions on Thursday, November 5, across several regions due to ongoing Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure, according to Ukrenergo. The restrictions will last all day, from 00:00 to 23:59, with power limits for industry and hourly blackout schedules for all consumer categories, affecting 2 to 4 outage groups. Specific regions were not disclosed, but measures mirror those of the previous day. Hourly outage schedules (ГПВ) are pre-planned to manage forecasted power deficits, while emergency outages (ГАВ) are used for sudden grid failures requiring rapid load reduction within 3-15 minutes. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has ordered the setup of heating points where residents can charge devices and get hot drinks.