According to Energy Map, from August 10 to 16, electricity imports to Ukraine decreased by 21.2% compared with the previous week, reaching 51.8 GWh, while exports increased by 28.6% to 61.5 GWh. As a result, Ukraine ended the week as a net electricity exporter, with exports exceeding imports by 18.8%.
A drop in temperatures over the week reduced electricity demand, particularly the need for air conditioning. At the same time, sunny weather supported high generation from residential solar power plants. Against this backdrop, a nuclear power unit was taken offline for scheduled maintenance without introducing any restrictions on consumers.
Import structure by country:
- Hungary – 20.8 GWh (40.3%);
- Romania – 11.7 GWh (22.5%);
- Slovakia – 10.6 GWh (20.4%);
- Poland – 8.6 GWh (16.6%);
- Moldova – 0.1 GWh (0.2%).
Compared to the previous week, imports decreased by 15-51% across all directions.
Exports took place every day, and daily export volumes exceeded imports throughout almost the entire week, with August 10 and 15 being the exceptions.
Export structure by country:
- Hungary – 30.3 GWh (49.3%);
- Moldova – 16.7 GWh (27.1%);
- Romania – 13.6 GWh (22.1%);
- Slovakia – 0.9 GWh (1.5%).
The highest export growth was recorded to Slovakia, increasing tenfold, although volumes remained minimal. Exports to other countries increased by 23-29%. There were no exports to Poland.