The capital’s mayor’s office received information from the operator that there may be restrictions on the supply of electricity to the city. You may need to regulate the use of electricity. First, it will cover energy-intensive factories, shopping centers and office buildings. Urban transport is expected to operate unchanged.
- The situation is serious. We are preparing for various scenarios related to restrictions on electricity consumption, Monika Beit-Lutik, spokeswoman for the Warsaw City Hall, admitted in an interview with Business Insider Polska.
The city authorities have already received information from the operator that there may be restrictions in the supply of electricity to the city.
Restrictions should affect residents as little as possible
If energy consumption needs to be reduced due to energy shortages, factories, offices and shopping malls will have to adjust first. The ArcelorMittal metallurgical plant is the most “energy-intensive” enterprise in the capital. Monika Oleh from the press service of the metallurgical plant assured that the company is ready for various difficult scenarios.
- In the event of a power failure or power outage, we have a back-up power supply providing a safe environment for our employees and installations. We have also prepared various scenarios in case of a total power outage issue. As a large company operating in multiple locations and using multiple units, we can minimize production losses at one plant while producing more elsewhere,” she said.
Metro, trams and hospitals smoothly
The mayor’s office does not plan to restrict the use of metros and trams and, moreover, does not want to raise ticket prices, although more expensive energy than in previous years means that maintaining public transport is a huge expense. .
- Influences, among other things, our investment plans, but we do not want to pass on additional costs to residents. We do not want Varsovians and Varsovians to be forced to bear the consequences of such a policy of energy companies, and above all the government. We have no plans to further burden the residents of Warsaw, - said the press secretary of the Warsaw City Hall.
BI mentions that the obligation to limit electricity in the event of a reduction in its availability will also not apply to hospitals, and schools and kindergartens will not have to limit their activities.
Source: Wprost
