The situation in Ukraine’s power system remains difficult due to another wave of Russian attacks. Overnight, the enemy struck energy infrastructure facilities in Odesa region. As of the morning, more than 90,000 consumers were temporarily left without electricity. Critical infrastructure facilities are operating on generators. Restoration works are ongoing.
During the night, Russia also carried out a drone attack lasting more than six hours on one of the state-owned coal mines. As a result of approximately 18 strikes, a fire broke out and two employees were injured. Emergency services promptly extinguished the fire.
Scheduled hourly power outage schedules and capacity limitation schedules remain in effect across all regions. The most challenging situation is in border and frontline regions, where repair works can only be carried out after authorization from the military.
The Government is adopting decisions to optimize energy consumption in order to free up additional volumes of electricity. Consultations with frontline regions are also ongoing to ensure critical infrastructure is provided with backup power sources.
Ukraine continues to actively mobilize international assistance. Germany, Sweden, and other partners have announced new contributions to the Energy Support Fund, which will enable the procurement of necessary equipment. In addition, the gas import plan for this year has been fully implemented, and approximately half of the required volumes for next year have already been contracted.
More details on the situation in the energy system are available in the briefing by Deputy Minister of Energy Roman Andarak.
