A deep dive into Ukraine''s imports of critical energy
Wind-powered generation equipment imports, valued at EUR 79.2 million in January 2022 alone, dropped to zero by March 2022, except for minimal import activity up to May 2023, reflecting
Increasing the electricity imports from the EU to Ukraine remains critical that can alleviate electricity supply deficits in Ukraine. The present assessment identifies the technical and regulatory improvements needed to enable the effective utilization and increase of the electricity import capacities to Ukraine.
Consequently, formerly an export-oriented power system with installed capacity significantly larger than peak demand, Ukraine currently relies heavily on electricity imports from the EU to ensure system balance and to decrease electricity shortages resulting in load-shedding and limited supply to consumers.
Without increasing domestic electricity production and/ or electricity imports, it is predicted that Ukrainian consumers may experience more than 5 hours/ per day of power supply interruptions in the next winter5, depending on the temperatures.
Most of the Ukraine's electricity generating capacities were built during the period of the Soviet Union. Following the economic transformation of the independent Ukraine (since 1991), electricity demand gradually decreased. Many of the power plants were not used at full capacities.
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