Ukrenergo: Donbas Energy System's operations unblocked
The operations of the central office of Donbas Energy System in Horlivka blocked on June 30 due to its seizure by a group of armed persons was unblocked on July 12, and the company’s managers started implementing their duties, National Energy Company Ukrenergo has reported.
"After taking measures, including with participation of representatives of the company and the firm position of employees of Donbas Energy System, their professional responsibility for the reliable functioning of the regional power grid as part of the Ukrainian power grid, the operations of the central office of Donbas Energy System was unblocked on July 12, 2016," Ukrenergo said on Wednesday.
The company said that employees of generating divisions of the system provided for its functioning as usual during the office blocking period.
On July 2, 2016, Ukrenergo said that a group of armed persons headed by the head of the enterprise of power grids created by authorities of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) seized the premises of Donbas Energy System of state-run enterprise Ukrenergo in Horlivka. On July 1, 2016, managers of Donbas Energy System were not allowed at the workplace. The fulfillment of instructions of the legal managers is being blocked by armed persons. Technical staff had to write applications to transfer to the enterprise of power grids created by so-called DPR's authorities and fulfill orders of its managers.
"These unlawful actions violate the Minsk agreements, Ukrainian legislation and rights of Ukrainian citizens," Ukrenergo said.
