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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

Transformer short circuit leaves 1,000 Kyiv residents without electricity

A short circuit at a transformer substation in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District has left 1,000 customers without electricity in the evening of June 27, city Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

28 June 2024, 02:27 AM

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 energy worker found dead in shelter during air raid alert

A 43-year-old worker from a Kyiv energy company was found dead in a shelter during an air raid on June 23, the Energy Ministry reported on Telegram.

23 June 2024, 01:08 PM

Power engineer injured in Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhya Oblast dies in hospital

Power engineer, wounded as a result of a Russian missile attack on a power facility in Zaporizhzhya district on June 22 died in hospital, local governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram on June 23.

23 June 2024, 11:42 AM

Ukraine’s economic growth slows for third consecutive month

In May, Ukraine's GDP grew by 3.5% compared to 4.2% in April and 4.9% in March, with real GDP growth slowing for the third month in a row due to Russian attacks on Ukrainian power plants, reported Institute for Economic Research (IER) on its own analysis on June 17.

18 June 2024, 07:46 PM

Russian strike leaves over 50,000 without power in Poltava Oblast

As a result of Russian strike in Poltava Oblast power lines were damaged and 53,000 household and 2,400 legal consumers lost power, reported local governor Pylyp Pronin on Telegram on June 17.

17 June 2024, 07:51 PM

Power cuts across Ukraine will be more severe next week, Ukrenergo says

Next week, the generation shortage in Ukraine's energy system will become significantly more challenging, national power grid operator Ukrenergo warned on June 14.

14 June 2024, 11:29 PM

Ukraine to rearrange power grid connections to level out power cuts

The current structure of Ukraine’s power lines will soon be revised, with household consumers being disconnected from lines that sustain critical infrastructure facilities, the government announced on June 14.

14 June 2024, 08:15 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

Ukrainians may face 20 hour long power outages a day in winter

In worst-case scenario, Ukrainians may spend up to 20 hours a day without electricity and heat next winter, Ukrainian electricity company DTEK reported on June 12.

13 June 2024, 11:28 AM

Former advisor critiques Ukraine's costly nuclear expansion plans

Lana Zerkal, former advisor to the Minister of Energy and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, expressed concerns over the feasibility of constructing multiple nuclear power units in Ukraine, in an interview with Radio NV on June 11.

13 June 2024, 10:50 AM

DTEK to spend $96 million on power plant repairs

Ukraine’s largest privately held power utility company DTEK Energy plans to invest UAH 3.9 billion ($96.3 million) in repairing its generation facilities destroyed by Russian attacks in 2024, DTEK CEO Ildar Saleev said in a Facebook post on June 12.

13 June 2024, 12:53 AM

Ukraine needs electricity market liberalization to boost generation – Naftogaz chairman

To stimulate business and develop production capacities, Ukrainian energy market needs to be liberalized where possible, said Oleksiy Chernyshov, Chairman of Naftogaz of Ukraine, in a speech at the International Conference on Restoration of Ukraine in Berlin, state news agency Ukrinform reported on July 12.

12 June 2024, 12:36 PM

Largest oil and gas company in Ukraine moves towards producing electricity

Ukrainian oil company Ukrnafta will start building maneuverable power generation plants, including gas piston and gas turbine thermal power plants, the company's press service reported on June 6.

6 June 2024, 03:55 PM

Traffic reopens on DniproHES dam in Zaporizhzhya after Russian attack

"We have just reopened traffic along the Dnipro hydroelectric dam only four days after the enemy strike; those involved in the restoration have done incredible things," wrote local governor Ivan Fedorov on Telegram on June 5.

5 June 2024, 06:55 PM

Extensive damage to Ukraine's power grid forces years of energy savings - Ukraine's PM Shmyhal

Consequences of Russian attacks on the energy sector are long-term, savings will be part of our everyday life in the coming years save at all levels: from enterprises to individual houses and apartments, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Interfax-Ukraine reported on June 4.

4 June 2024, 03:45 PM

Larger electricity deficit expected in Kyiv on June 4

Restrictions on power supply in Ukraine’s capital are projected to be 26% tighter on June 4 compared to June 3, Yasno (Consumer-facing branch of DTEK power utility company) CEO Serhiy Kovalenko announced.

3 June 2024, 11:52 PM

Rolling blackouts, rate hikes, and energy sector’s future — expert interview

Oleksandr Kharchenko, Director of the Energy Industry Research Center (EIR Center), spoke in an interview with NV Radio on June 2 about the impact of Russian air strikes on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), the winter season for Ukraine’s energy industry, and rising electricity prices for households.

3 June 2024, 10:37 PM

EU Ambassador reveals extent of Ukrainian generation destroyed by Russia

One of the key priorities in EU-Ukraine cooperation is meeting urgent needs in energy equipment, especially in light of the fact that Russia has already destroyed 9.2 GW of Ukrainian generation, the EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Maternova, announced on Facebook.

3 June 2024, 03:21 PM

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