“Restrictions do not embrace individual customers – hospitals, military facilities, airports and similar institutions. The reason for the restrictions is high air temperature and low water levels in reservoirs. Reduced water level prevents efficient cooling power units” – reads the CIR Council of Ministers meeting.
Regulation on the introduction of restrictions on the supply and consumption of electricity submitted to the Minister of Economy. It is connected with the restrictions in the supply and consumption of energy introduced since Monday after midday. 10 by Polish Power Grid. Was announced 20 hours, the feed rate of 10 – 17 and 19 hours, the feed rate 17 – 22.
20. The feed rate determines that the recipient can draw power to the amount of the prescribed minimum while maintaining the safety of people and damaged or destroyed overstates technological facilities.
As reported in a press operator, the main reason is the “power generating capacity reduction due to the continuing to the extreme difficulty in cooling power plants with an open cooling circuit, losses on operating blocks, emergency withdrawal and retraining for emergency stops. “
Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Ministry of Janusz Piechocinski, rated at Monday’s press conference that” to these challenges Extremely prolonged drought, extreme heat, it is (restrictions in the supply of energy- PAP) routine operation “. He added that the decision to reduce the energy supply is connected also with the Sunday crash in one of the most important blocks of Polish power plant in Belchatow.
The PSE reported in a press release that the forecasted demand for power in the coming days was estimated at 22 000 – 22 200 MW. Power attainable JWCD (centrally dispatched generating units) is 25 099 MW. Currently established power losses reach over 4 000 MW.
According to information provided during Monday’s press conference by Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz restrictions will affect more than 1.6 thousand. companies.
ArcelorMittal, the largest steel producer in Poland, said on Monday that it is forced to reduce production at its plants. As he said company spokeswoman Sylwia Winiarek branch ArcelorMittal Mining oak – the former Huta Katowice – stopped some processor. In turn, on Tuesday of the limitations in electricity consumption reported press office of the Coal Company and JSW. KW temporarily disables some devices, JSW Power limitation consisted of two coking plants.
According to forecasts, the heat will last even approx. 10 days.
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