Ukrainian authorities reduce electric transport services as power-saving measure

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Aniruddha Chakraborty
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Ukrainian authorities reduce electric transport services as power-saving measure

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Local Ukrainian authorities reduced electric transport services such as trams and trolleybuses on Thursday, as restrictions came into force nationwide following Russia’s recent bombardment of critical energy infrastructure. Out of 38 trolleybus routes in Kyiv, 21 would be replaced by buses on Thursday “in order to save electricity,” according to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko. Further south in Mykolaiv, the city reduced electric transportation services by 60%, said mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych. Public information campaigns have been launched in some Ukrainian regions to encourage people to reduce their energy consumption.