According to data published on Energy Map, electricity imports decreased by 1.4% to 21.9 GWh during 26 October – 1 November, while exports increased by 21.4% to 43.7 GWh.
Throughout the week, amid continued massive russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, hourly outage schedules for all categories of consumers and capacity limitation schedules for industrial and business consumers were implemented in some regions. Falling temperatures prompted consumers to increase electricity use for heating during evening hours. According to former Energy Minister Olha Buslavets, all nine nuclear power units located in the government-controlled territories are currently operating as part of Ukraine’s power system. At the same time, damage caused by russian attacks to the transmission and distribution grids and substations is significantly hampering, or in some cases making impossible, the transmission of electricity to certain regions and cities.
On 26 and 27 October, Ukraine was a net importer on a daily basis. Daily electricity imports fluctuated only slightly throughout the week, ranging from 2.8 to 3.3 GWh, with an average daily volume of 3.1 GWh.
Imports by country*:
- Hungary – 14.9 GWh (67.9%);
- Romania – 6.3 GWh (29.0%);
- Poland – 0.7 GWh (3.0%).
Electricity imports from Hungary and Romania increased by 6.9% and 1.2%, respectively, while imports from Poland decreased by 66.8%. No electricity imports from Moldova or Slovakia were recorded.
Electricity exports ranged from 1.5 to 9.1 GWh, with an average daily volume of 6.2 GWh.
Exports by country:
- Hungary – 22.8 GWh (52.2%);
- Moldova – 12.1 GWh (27.7%);
- Romania – 6.8 GWh (15.5%);
- Poland – 2.0 GWh (4.6%).
Electricity exports to Poland increased sixteenfold, albeit from relatively low volumes in the previous week. Exports to Hungary rose by 24.1%, to Moldova by 9.7%, and to Romania by 5.0%. There were no electricity exports to Slovakia.
*Figures may not add up due to rounding.