Electricity

ENTSO-E announces successful completion of power systems synchronisation project with Ukraine

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Synchronisation of the Ukrainian and European energy systems has been successfully completed, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) reported. “The Continental European TSOs are pleased to announce that Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian TSO, has achieved compliance with the key technical requirements necessary to enable a permanent interconnection between the power systems of … Read more

Blackouts are possible in winter but only short-term – Ukraine’s Energy Minister

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Russian winter attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities may cause large-scale damage to the power grid, but the power industry is preparing to restore it as soon as possible, says Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. Previously, Ukraine’s state energy operator Ukrenergo reported the first mass strike on the country’s energy infrastructure in six months in September. We have … Read more

Ukrenergo will hold first joint auction for export of 200 MW of electricity to Slovakia on July 23

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At the first joint auction for the distribution of the capacity of interstate lines on the Ukraine-Slovakia export route, which starts on July 21, 2023, 200 MW of capacity will be offered with a delivery date of July 23 from 09:00 to 14:00, Ukrenergo reported. “Ukrenergo and the Slovak transmission system operator SEPS have signed … Read more

Ukraine cuts electricity generation by 19.4%, consumption by 18.9% in Jan-April 2023

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In January-April 2023, Ukraine reduced electricity generation by 19.4% (by 8.8 billion kWh) year-over-year, to 36.5 billion kWh. This is stated with reference to the data of Ukrenergo in the report on the assessment of energy damage to Ukraine, prepared under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank. However, compared to the … Read more

New high-voltage power line connects Poland and Ukraine

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Ukraine’s state energy operator Ukrenergo worked together with its Polish counterpart PSE to link the countries’ power grids with a 400-kilometer-long high-voltage transmission line, Ukrenergo said in a Facebook post on May 2. The interconnection has been operational since April 27 and successfully passed three days’ worth of testing. Ukrenergo emphasized that the cross-border power transmission line … Read more

Export of electricity to be stopped in case of shortage of resources for domestic consumers

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The export of electricity will be stopped in case of a shortage of generation capacity for domestic consumers, Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Haluschenko said. “There can be no export if there is not enough generation for domestic consumers,” the minister said at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday. At the same time, … Read more

Slovakia becomes third country to resume electricity imports from Ukraine

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Slovakia has resumed electricity imports from Ukraine, the Ukrainian electric operator Ukrenergo said on April 17.  Ukraine currently exports 200 MW per hour to Slovakia. Ukraine imports a small amount — 2-4 MW, depending on the hour. Slovakia becomes the third country to resume electricity imports from Ukraine, after Poland (75 MW per hour) and Moldova (99-134 … Read more

Ukraine resumes electricity exports – Ministry of Energy

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Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Haluschenko signed an administrative document authorizing to start the process of resuming the export of electricity in the conditions of a surplus of generating capacity. “The Ukrainian energy system has been operating for almost two months without restrictions of consumers with a reserve of power. We have achieved this … Read more

Ukraine has lost 80% of wind power generation, says deputy energy minister

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80% of Ukraine’s wind power generation capacity has been knocked out of order or captured, Ukrainian deputy energy minister Yaroslav Demchenkov said in an article for Ukrainian business publication Ekonomichna Pravda. According to the official, as of Feb. 24, 2022, the total capacity of Ukrainian wind power plants (excluding the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas … Read more

Ukrenergo assesses threat of total blackout in Ukraine as low

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Electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo believes there is now little chance of a total blackout in Ukraine due to Russian missile attacks, Chairman of the Board of the company Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said during the telethon program on Dec. 31. “I believe that we have already passed the worst with these missile attacks, I really hope … Read more