Russian strikes have wreaked havoc on Ukraine’s power sector, prompting unprecedented imports.
Ukraine will source power from Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Moldova. Credit: daily_creativity via Shutterstock.
Ukraine plans to import record amounts of electricity from its neighbouring countries after sustaining critical energy infrastructure damage from targeted Russian attacks, the country’s energy minister said on Monday.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy disclosed plans to procure a staggering 19,484 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity, surpassing the previous record of 18,649MWh in March, Reuters reported.
The country will source power from five of its neighboring European nations: Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Moldova.
National power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Telegram: “The power system has been experiencing a significant electricity shortage for most of the day.”
Urkenergo noted that the urgency of the situation necessitated swift action, with emergency assistance already provided by the EU in the early hours of Monday morning.
The grid operator added that power curbs for industrial consumers are expected in the evening as “restricting consumption is a necessary measure to maintain the stability of the power system after the fifth targeted missile attack on power plants this year”.
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