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Ukraine must reevaluate power supply after Aug. 26 missile attack

On Aug. 26, assessing the impact of the Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s energy system and its potential effect on uninterrupted power supply over the next two months remains difficult.

26 August 2024, 04:08 PM

Moldova faces power disruptions following Russian missile strikes on Ukraine

Moldova experiences disruptions in its power grid caused by Russia's morning missile attack on Ukraine, Moldova’s state enterprise Moldelectrica reported on Aug. 26.

26 August 2024, 02:12 PM

Russia strikes energy facilities in Sumy Oblast overnight, cutting power to more than 70 settlements

The Russian army launched a missile strike on energy facilities in the Hlukhiv community of Sumy Oblast on the night of Aug. 20, according to the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.

20 August 2024, 10:38 AM

Former Kharkiv power grid director detained on $300,000 embezzlement charges

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has detained two individuals suspected of embezzling UAH 12.5 million ($303,000) from Kharkivoblenergo (Kharkiv regional power grid operator), NABU reported on Aug. 14.

14 August 2024, 11:34 PM

Ukraine preps for winter with eased energy import rules

The Ukrainian government has lifted unnecessary restrictions on importing energy equipment as part of its preparation for the upcoming winter, according to a press release on Aug. 9, quoting Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

12 August 2024, 11:10 AM

Industry consumes 80% of Ukraine’s electricity imports

As much as 80% of the electricity Ukraine imports from the EU is bought by industrial consumers, state power grid operator Ukrenergo told NV Business on Aug. 5.

5 August 2024, 09:35 PM

Energy situation may remain stable for next few months, but winter challenges still require preparation, expert says

The next few months can be quite comfortable for the Ukrainian energy system under certain conditions, Energy Research Center director Oleksandr Kharchenko told in an interview with Radio NV.

1 August 2024, 02:22 PM

Ukrenergo Chief urges Ukrainians to postpone energy consumption to daytime hours

Energy consumption should be postponed to a time period from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., as at this time the solar stations operate at their full capacity, Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi wrote on Facebook on July 29.

30 July 2024, 09:55 AM

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

Ukraine reduces blackout queues as power supply situation gets better

The electricity supply situation in Ukraine has improved, signaling that the most challenging period of summer may be over, said Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, CEO of Ukrenergo, during a briefing on July 26.

27 July 2024, 01:45 AM

Transformer fault causes temporary shutdown of South Ukraine NPP reactor

One of the reactors at the 1,000 MW South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was temporarily shut down after electrical protection tripped due to a transformer problem at an open 330 kV switchgear located outside the plant, the IAEA reported on July 26.

27 July 2024, 12:25 AM

Ukraine's power grid stabilizes with early nuclear unit reconnection

The situation in Ukraine’s power grid has improved due to the early reconnection of a nuclear unit, which was brought back online nearly two weeks ahead of schedule, the Energy Ministry said on July 25.

25 July 2024, 01:53 PM

Southern Russia citizens ask dictator Putin for help with electricity crisis

An emergency power outage left 25 streets in the Karasunsky district and 16 streets in the Prikubansky district without electricity, the Unified Dispatch Service of Krasnodar reported on Telegram on July 21.

21 July 2024, 04:48 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

Three transformers fail simultaneously at Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

Three transformers burned down at the South-Ukraine NPP, affecting the already tough situation in Ukraine's power system, Oleksandr Kharchenko, the Energy Industry Research Center (EIR Center) director reported on Facebook on July 18.

19 July 2024, 12:38 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

Russian strikes destroy over 700 power facilities in Kharkiv Oblast

In Kharkiv Oblast, Russian strikes destroyed more than 700 energy facilities and 8,000 kilometers of power lines, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov said at a meeting of the Regional Office for International Cooperation on “Restoration of Energy and Sustainable Passage of the Autumn-Winter Period 2024/2025,” Ukrinform reported on July 17.

17 July 2024, 06:50 PM

Lithuania to transfer equipment from Vilnius TPP-3 to Ukraine

Lithuania initiated the process of handing over equipment from the Vilnius TPP-3 to Ukraine to help restore the energy infrastructure after Russian attacks, Ignitis Gamyba's, (the Lithuanian company owning the TPP) press service reported on July 15.

16 July 2024, 08:00 AM

DTEK Energy CEO on power outages and ongoing repairs — interview

We spoke with Ildar Saleev, the CEO of Ukraine’s largest privately held power utility company DTEK Energy, attempting gauge how the country can expect to fare this winter, given that most power plants were destroyed or disabled by Russian air strikes.

13 July 2024, 12:19 AM

Russian Rostov Oblast introduces power outage schedules after UAV strike on power grid

A schedule of temporary power outages for residential consumers was introduced in Rostov Oblast after a reported drone strike, Russian energy company Rosseti Yug wrote on Telegram on July 6.

6 July 2024, 07:14 PM

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