“Judging by the data we receive, the headquarters are working, your orders are being fulfilled. We can be convinced judging the indicators.It is a good tendency. But there is a fear that the volume of illegal energy consumption will grow again if this work is not systemic, ” Mikhail Logua, general director of Chernomorenergo informed President.

According to him, power engineers interact with heads of administrations, and the work is going well today.

“In order to achieve the stated goals the operational headquarters, responsible leaders and Chernomorenergo will be provided with legal support. A package of documents on strengthening responsibility measures has been sent to Parliament, and I hope they will receive support. These are unprecedented measures - fines, the possibility of equipment confiscation and prosecution, ” Bzhania said.

At the same time, the head of state drew attention to the prevailing opinion among the population that the reduction in electricity loads is due to rolling blackouts, and not due to the fight against illegal connections.

Mikhail Logua clarified the state of affairs:

“We do not have an established schedule for power outages. We cut off electricity if required, depending on the load of the networks. If the downward trend in loads continues on the ground, we will be able to avoid blackouts that are unpleasant for the population, ” said Logua.

According to head of Chernomorenergo, the daily consumption is 9.8 million kWt / hour, before the meeting with the president on Friday, January 22nd, the figures were 11.8 million kWh, which was much higher than the standard indicators in previous years. There have been no accidents in recent days, the situation has stabilized, but it can change at any moment, ” Logua said.

After the meeting, President was shown how the work in the control room of RUE "Chernomorenergo" is organized, how power engineers monitor the load on the network.