energy sector

How Ukraine will cope with electricity shortages this summer — analysis

Power outages will continue across Ukraine this summer due to an acute shortage of generation capacity, according to national power grid operator Ukrenergo.

29 May 2024, 11:26 PM

Ukrenergo named the period when power outages will really affect Ukrainians

July will be the most difficult month for Ukrainians for power outages, and will act as a dress rehearsal ahead of Winter 2024-25, said Ukrenergo representative Roman Hrabchak.

29 May 2024, 02:53 PM

Ukraine's thermal power grid suffers 85% capacity loss, recovery uncertain

Ukraine's thermal generation has suffered a devastating blow, losing approximately 85% of its capacity, Olena Lapenko, a project expert at Ukraine's think tank DiXi Group, said during the presentation of the document "Summer Outlooks: Assessing Readiness for Risks in the Electric Power and Gas Sectors," NV Business reported on May 29.

29 May 2024, 12:35 PM

Kyiv and 4 oblasts face energy limits again on May 27 as Ukraine's energy system recovers from Russian attacks

Ukrainians will face 24-hour electricity consumption limits again on May 27, both at home and at work, Ukraine's national energy company, Ukrenergo, announced.

27 May 2024, 12:00 PM

Cloudy weather ensures round-the-clock rolling blackouts on May 24

As overcast weather continues to limit solar generation, rolling blackout schedules will remain in effect across Ukraine on May 24, power grid operator Ukrenergo announced on May 23.

23 May 2024, 09:01 PM

Electricity imports from Europe insufficient to cover Ukraine’s deficit — PM Shmyhal

Ukraine continues to import electricity from Europe in “record volumes,” but it is not enough to cover the current shortage, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal said on May 21.

21 May 2024, 11:38 PM

Ukrainians nationwide face more planned blackouts during the evening on May 17

Ukrainians nationwide will face more power outages on the evening of May 17 as Ukrenergo continues to try to stabilize Ukraine's energy system DTEK reported.

17 May 2024, 02:22 PM

Ukraine is experiencing power outages nationwide, but it will be worse in winter - YASNO director

Russia's successful destruction of a large part of Ukraine's electricity generation equipment means that power outages are inevitable, YASNO General Director, Serhii Kovalenko, wrote on Facebook.

16 May 2024, 02:09 PM

Ukrenergo predicts emergency power outages in the evening hours

National energy operator Ukrenergo may once again introduce emergency power cuts for the population in the evening on May 15, provided that energy consumption surges, the company said in its statement.

15 May 2024, 03:23 PM

Energy consumption restrictions remain due to Russian attacks, Ukrenergo states

Ukrenergo’s chairman Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said that it's currently impossible to predict when industrial energy consumption restrictions, imposed after the Russian attacks on May 8, will be lifted, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

10 May 2024, 04:00 PM

Germany to provide nearly $50 million to help Ukraine restore energy system devastated by Russian attacks

Germany will provide Ukraine with a €45 million ($48.5 million) grant to recover from Russia's devastating attacks on Ukraine's energy system, Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported.

10 May 2024, 12:20 PM

Naftogaz earns $585 million in 2023

Naftogaz Group has got a profit of $585 million in 2023, a stark contrast to the $2 billion loss recorded in 2022, company's press service reported on May 7.

7 May 2024, 05:45 PM

Assessing Ukrainian businesses’ generating potential amid Russian attacks

Ukrainian businesses may manage to construct no more than 1,000 MW of distributed generation capacity (at best) before the heating season begins, Heorhiy Heletukha, the head of the Bioenergy Association, said, the Ukrainian business news UBN reported on April 19.

22 April 2024, 06:48 PM

Ukraine to face power outages country-wide on April 18 due to Russian strikes on energy grid

Ukraine may implement power outages from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on April 18, Ukrenergo reported on April 17.

18 April 2024, 10:19 AM

80% of generation lost: DTEK CEO highlights energy sector’s severe challenges amid war

Ukrainian energy sector is now facing the toughest situation since the beginning of the war, DTEK CEO Maxim Tymchenko said in an interview with CNN.

17 April 2024, 07:10 PM

Energy crisis looms as Russian drones disrupt Ukrainian power grid

Russia launched “several waves of Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones from the south” targeting Ukraine's energy facilities, reported Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces on Telegram on April 12.

12 April 2024, 01:06 PM

Lithuania to supply Ukraine with equipment for energy infrastructure restoration

Lithuania would support Ukraine’s energy infrastructure reconstruction by transferring equipment from the Vilnius TPP, Ignalina NPP, and other energy company warehouses, Lithuania’s Energy Minister Dainius Kreivis announced on April 10, reported LRT.

11 April 2024, 12:51 PM

Impressive video reveals aftermath of Russian strikes on Ukrainian power plant

A video released by DTEK, Ukraine's largest private power provider, on April 2 showcases the severe damage inside one of the nation's thermal power plants (TPP) following intensive Russian bombardments on March 22 and 29.

3 April 2024, 01:06 PM

Repairs underway in every oblast hit by Russia’s mass missile strike on power grid

Repairs are underway in every oblast affected by Russia’s March 22 mass strike against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on March 23.

23 March 2024, 02:32 PM

Naftogaz acknowledges unprecedented achievements in Ukraine this winter amidst war

Ukraine went through the winter heating season entirely on domestically produced gas, Oleksiy Chernyshov, CEO of Naftogaz of Ukraine, stated on Facebook on March 1.

1 March 2024, 01:40 PM

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