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UAV attack targets Dagestan refinery and Saransk plant - video

Drones attacked the Russian Republic of Dagestan, a strike on “one of the enterprises” recorded, local governor Sergey Melikov wrote on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 12:00 PM

Ukraine boosts electricity imports by 30% in February

Ukraine increased electricity imports by 30% in February, compared to the previous month, reaching 244,000 MWh, Exploration&Production Consulting (ExPro) company wrote on March 3.

3 March 2025, 02:34 PM

Moldova secures increased electricity import quota from EU amid gas supply risks

Moldova secured a greater quota for electricity imports from the EU, aiming to mitigate potential gas supply disruptions that could lead to an electricity deficit in the country, local outlet NewsMaker wrote on Dec. 23, citing a government official.

24 December 2024, 05:10 PM

Ukraine's November electricity imports drop by 9.4%, Poland and Slovakia lead supply

Ukraine reduced its electricity imports by 9.4% in November compared to October, totaling 165,000 MWh, according to a report by ExPro.

2 December 2024, 02:25 PM

Renewable energy could save Ukraine, experts argue

A team of Ukrainian and international researchers, including Iryna Doronina from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), propose renewable energy sources as the foundation for rebuilding Ukraine's energy system.

19 September 2024, 11:43 PM

Zelenskyy's 1 GW gas power goal unlikely this year — expert

Valerii Tarasyuk, head of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC), believes that Ukraine is unlikely to build 1 GW of distributed gas generation facilities by the end of the year, as stated earlier by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he told Forbes in an interview on July 29.

29 July 2024, 06:55 PM

Audit finds irregularities in blackout schedules across six oblasts

Ukraine’s State Energy Supervision Inspectorate (SESI) has identified numerous violations in how local bodies applied power supply restrictions in six oblasts, SESI reported on July 19.

19 July 2024, 09:22 PM

Blackout schedules expected to ease as temperatures drop

As the lengthy heatwave finally recedes, the strain on Ukraine’s power grid is expected to decrease, State Energy Supervision Inspectorate head Ruslan Slobodyan said on July 18.

18 July 2024, 11:35 PM

Ukraine plans increased fall electricity imports to balance energy system, says Energy Ministry

The Energy Ministry aims for Ukraine to import more electricity this fall, Deputy Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said on the national television on July 14.

15 July 2024, 11:04 AM

Poland to fire up coal power plants to boost Ukraine’s electricity supply

The Polish government is planning to increase the output of its coal power plants, hoping to increase electricity exports to Ukraine ahead of the winter season, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on July 8.

8 July 2024, 10:58 PM

New legislation to help mitigate energy deficit, Zelenskyy says

The Ukrainian parliament will soon vote on a bill to provide financial assistance to local government in mitigating the acute electricity deficit in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on July 5.

5 July 2024, 11:49 PM

Eleven Ukrainian oblasts face stricter power restrictions, emergency outages introduced

"In Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhya, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, increased restrictions have been introduced from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EET," DTEK reported on Telegram on June 24.

24 June 2024, 06:00 PM

Kyiv invests $25 million in 15 mini-THP plants

Kyivteploenergo will purchase 15 cogeneration units with a total capacity of more than 60 MW, following an auction held in the Prozorro system on June 10.

13 June 2024, 05:35 PM

Ukraine's energy system faces challenges ahead, says Oleksandr Kharchenko

Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Research Center, discussed on Radio NV how the situation in the energy system may develop in the coming years and how many hours Ukrainians might be without electricity.

6 June 2024, 03:24 PM

Ukrenergo cancels air conditioning procurement tender

Ukrenergo's tender for purchasing air conditioning systems, published in early 2024, has been canceled due to changing circumstances, the company reported on Telegram on June 6.

6 June 2024, 03:05 PM

Ukraine braces for summer power shortages amid repairs after Russian attacks

Ukraine's power system is expected to face its most challenging situation in the middle of summer, when daily electricity shortages are likely to increase due to higher consumption caused by the heat, national power grid operator Ukrenergo told public broadcaster Suspilne on June 5.

6 June 2024, 11:10 AM

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