Ministry of Energy of Ukraine

Due to grid restrictions and hostile attacks on energy facilities in eastern Ukraine, power outages occurred in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, while Ukraine provided emergency assistance by transferring excess electricity to the Polish grid.

In 2023, a small increase in electricity tariffs provided an additional 3 GW of capacity, which allowed Ukraine to stabilize the system and safely pass the heating season.

The Ministry of Energy hopes to restore the power system of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region after significant damage to local power generation and transmission facilities during the week.

Over the past month, Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have caused billions of hryvnias in damage.

Consumers' electricity needs were covered by own generation and commercial imports without emergency assistance, but there were restrictions in Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih, and more than 260 consumers in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions were left without gas supply due to shelling.

Russian occupants attacked energy and gas infrastructure facilities in Dnipropetrovs'k, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions at night, injuring power engineers and damaging energy facilities, but Ukraine's energy system remains stable thanks to its own generation and imports.

Thousands of customers in different regions of Ukraine are still without electricity and gas supply due to damage caused by shelling, network restrictions and accidents, with the most difficult situation in Kharkiv region, where around 202,000 customers are without electricity.

Ukraine could introduce mandatory blending of liquid biofuels with gasoline to promote the use of renewable energy sources in transportation.

More than 2. 8 thousand customers in Kyiv region were cut off from electricity supply due to bad weather, and about 205 thousand customers in Kharkiv region.

Work to restore the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant damaged by Russian missile strikes may begin as early as May, and the debris is currently being cleared.

Some houses in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv were left without electricity due to the accident, but power companies promise to restore it within two hours.

Due to Russian missile strikes that damaged power plants, Ukraine is experiencing electricity shortages and has been receiving emergency assistance from international partners for the third day in a row, while electricity consumption in the country continues to grow.

Ukraine is receiving emergency aid from neighboring countries to supplement its own generation and imports of electricity, with restrictions currently in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih due to a lack of power in the grid.

Due to the cold snap and increased load on the power grid, the duration of scheduled power outages in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region will be extended by one hour.

Three miners were injured in Donetsk region as a result of enemy shelling of a mine, while consumption restrictions are in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, and Ukraine receives emergency electricity aid from neighboring countries to cover demand.

Due to bad weather and enemy shelling in Ukraine, 7,794 subscribers in 21 settlements in different regions were disconnected from electricity and gas supply.

Due to damage to power lines in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, power outage schedules continue to be in effect, the Ministry of Energy reports.

Due to Russian attacks and cold weather, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, which have resulted in consumption restrictions for business and industry from 6 to 10 pm, with the exception of critical infrastructure and defense enterprises, while households in Kharkiv region continue to experience power outages.

NNEGC Energoatom and Holtec International signed an agreement to establish facilities in Ukraine for the production and manufacture of nuclear systems, structures and components for small modular reactors, storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel.

Due to the deteriorating weather conditions and hostilities in Ukraine, 17 settlements were cut off from electricity, and power companies restored power supply to 51,000 consumers.

Power outage schedules were extended in Kharkiv region and consumption restrictions were imposed on industrial consumers in Kryvyi Rih, while more than 800 consumers in Sumy and Kharkiv regions were left without gas supply due to shelling.

The weather caused a power outage in 130 settlements in 3 regions of Ukraine, including a mine with 135 employees underground in Donetsk Oblast, which has now been brought to the surface, and 2,500 consumers in 19 settlements in Chernihiv Oblast due to shelling.

In Kryvyi Rih, an emergency power outage was carried out throughout the city, hospitals and critical infrastructure facilities were switched to generators, and power supply is expected to be restored in a few hours.

The Minister of Energy of Ukraine discussed with the EU Commissioner the consequences of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities, the need for equipment to restore and strengthen the resilience of the energy system, and the importance of Ukraine's underground gas storage facilities for European energy security.

President Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss the situation on the frontline, energy issues, and the protection of critical infrastructure, emphasizing the need for greater unity among allies in providing air defense support to Ukraine.

Due to the bad weather, 36 settlements in Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions were cut off from power, and there are blackouts and restrictions in several regions, including Kharkiv, where hourly outages affected about 240,000 consumers.

Ukraine and Slovakia signed a memorandum on deepening cooperation in the nuclear industry, including the exchange of experience in operating nuclear facilities, fuel diversification, and the development of small modular reactors.

The enemy shelled and damaged energy infrastructure in Kharkiv region. Due to network constraints, the transmission system operator's lines in the region are subject to outage schedules.

Due to Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the system lost a significant amount of electricity production, but despite the attacks, the system has held up and is operating steadily.

Ukraine begins preparations for the construction of two new nuclear power units, KhNPP-5 and KhNPP-6, at the Khmelnytsky NPP using Westinghouse AR1000 technology, marking a major geopolitical project with the United States aimed at replacing Russian nuclear technology in Europe.