Natural inflow into the Dniester Reservoir continues to decline, falling to around 20% of the normal level.
Citing data from the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, Ukrhydroenergo reported that total inflow into the Dniester Reservoir has fallen to approximately 20% of the August norm of 256 cubic metres per second.
“At the same time, water reserves in the Dniester Reservoir are declining. Since the beginning of August, its level has fallen by 76 cm and, as of August 20, stood at 112.34 metres according to the Baltic Height System. For this calendar date, this is the lowest level in the entire history of observations,” Ukrhydroenergo said.
The company stressed that under these conditions, the main priority is not to use the reservoir’s available resources but to preserve them and ensure their careful allocation. This includes balancing water needs for electricity generation, water intake facilities, local communities and maintaining the necessary river flow downstream.
“For this reason, the operating regime of the hydropower complex is determined by the overall water management situation across the entire basin. Under these conditions, electricity generation is subordinated to the established regime for the use of water resources, not the other way around,” Ukrhydroenergo said.
The company noted that the longer the period of low natural inflow continues, the more important it will become to use the water accumulated in the reservoir sparingly. Ukrhydroenergo is operating in accordance with established regimes and continuously monitoring the hydrological situation. Further decisions will depend primarily on the actual inflow into the reservoir.
